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The cardiac catheter book : diagnostic and interventional techniques

Lapp, Harald,

The cardiac catheter book : diagnostic and interventional techniques [E-Book] - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Indications for diagnostic cardiac catheterization -- Risks and complications -- Preparation for cardiac catheterization -- The laboratory -- Interpretation of findings -- Contrast media -- Arterial and venous access -- Coronary angiography -- Catheterization of the cardiac chambers -- Aortography -- Angiography of the pulmonary artery -- Hemodynamics -- Endomyocardial biopsy ; Cardiac catheterization in the diagnostic of specific diseases. Valvular disease -- Cardiomyopathies -- Coronary artery disease -- Pericardial disease -- Aortic dissection -- Congenital heart disease -- Acute pulmonary embolism -- Myocarditis ; Interventional cardiac catheterization. Percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stent implantation -- Percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome -- Cutting balloon angioplasty -- Rotational atherectomy -- Laser angioplasty -- Thrombectomy and protection systems -- Peri- and postinterventional antithrombotic therapy for coronary interventions -- Special examination techniques -- Percutaneous cardiac support systems -- Heart valve interventions -- Occlusion of septal defects -- Other interventional techniques -- Percutaneous retrieval of foreign bodies in the cardiovascular system.

Loaded with tips, tricks, and expert solutions to everyday clinical problems, this book is a must for all specialists and trainees performing cardiac catheterizations. It covers basic principles, diagnostic strategies for specific diseases, and the newest interventional techniques, giving readers the tools to successfully manage all types of valvular and structural heart disease. Special Features: Concisely reviews the basics of cardiac catheterization, with sections on indications, risks and complications, patient preparation, equipment and laboratory setup, contrast media, and interpretatio.

9783131672810 3131672811

10.1055/b-002-91660 doi


Cardiac catheterization.
Arrhythmia.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Catheterization

WG 141.5.C2 / L377 2014eb
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