Urgent Interventional Therapies [Hardcover]

Illustrating the differences between urgent interventions and interventions performed to manage chronic conditions the authors present the chapters in a consistent template for ease of use covering; background, indications, evidence review, device description, procedural techniques, follow-up care, and complications.

• Shows the differences between interventions performed to manage chronic conditions and interventions that are truly urgent
• Chapters follow a consistent structure from background through indications, evidence review, device description, procedural techniques to follow-up care and complications
• More than 40 high definition videos, hosted on? companion website www.wiley.com/go/kipshidze/interventionaltherapies, complete with tips and tricks, provide a visual learning tool

List of Contributors, viii

Foreword, xv

Preface, xvii

Abbreviations, xviii

About the Companion Website, xxii

Part 1 Cardiac Interventions

Section I Acute Coronary Syndrome

1 Acute Coronary Syndrome: Guidelines and Definitions, 3
Elias A. Sanidas, Roxana Mehran & George Dangas

2 Cardiac Biomarkers in Acute Cardiac Care, 9
Jonathan D. Marmur, Sanjay Kumar & Antony L. Innasimuthu

3 Diagnosis of Vulnerable Plaque, 19
Konstantinos Toutouzas, Antonios Karanasos & Christodoulos Stefanadis

4 Management of Thrombotic Disorders: Heparin to Newer Anticoagulants, 27
Jawed Fareed, Evi Kalodiki & Debra Hoppensteadt