Practical Angioplasty

This volume describes the current state of the art of coronary angioplasty and provides a more practical approach to the subject than is generally found elsewhere. The contributors review the technical aspects of the procedure and provide new information on indications, patient selection, instrumentation, selection of catheters and guidewires, complications and their management, and expected outcomes. The book highlights the recent advances in technology that have led to the growth of angioplasty, including dramatic improvements in angioplasty catheters, guidewires, and guiding catheters, as well as new techniques for coronary atherectomy, excimer laser coronary angioplasty, and intracoronary ultrasound.
 
This volume describes the current state of the art of coronary angioplasty and provides a more practical approach to the subject than is generally found elsewhere. The contributors review the technical aspects of the procedure and provide new information on indications, patient selection, instrumentation, selection of catheters and guidewires, complications and their management, and expected outcomes. The book highlights the recent advances in technology that have led to the growth of angioplasty, including dramatic improvements in angioplasty catheters, guidewires, and guiding catheters, as well as new techniques for coronary atherectomy, excimer laser coronary angioplasty, and intracoronary ultrasound.