Adult Interventional Cardiology

Angela Hoye, MB, ChB, MRCP
Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands

Patrick Serruys, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Professor of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

This concise and clinically oriented text provides an indispensable straightforward guide to the assessment and classification of coronary lesions, percutaneous therapy of coronary disease and non-coronary intervention. It contains illustrations showing all aspects of adult interventional cardiology and will be useful for cardiologists in practice and training.

Contents

Section A: Introductory section/anatomical considerations

1. Introduction: historical perspective
2. General anatomy of the arterial system
3. Coronary anatomy
4. Left ventriculography
5. Equipment

Section B: The Disease

6. Atherosclerotic plaque
7. Clinical presentation

Section C: Assessment and Classification of coronary lesions

8. Non-invasive
9. Invasive assessment
10. Assessment of vulnerability

Section D: Percutaneous therapy of coronary disease

11. Treatment
12. Therapy of specific lesions
13. PCI for acute myocardial infarction
14. Acute complications
15. Chronic problems
16. Adjunctive and support devices

Section E: Non-coronary intervention

17. Problems of the left ventricle
18. Percutaneous therapy for valve disease
19. Percutaneous treatment of congenital heart disease
20. Intervention of to prevent stroke

Index