Foreword Raphael Balcon Author addresses Table of Contents Section One: Core Elements of Coronary Intervention 1 History, Development and Current Activity Michael Norell 2 Patient Selection for Percutaneous Intervention Rod Stables 3 Patient Investigation, work up and preparation (drugs, consent etc.) Ian Starkey 4 Pathology of Balloon Dilation and Restenosis David Roberts 5 Anti-Thrombotic Pharmacology and Angioplasty Anthony Gershlick 6 Design, Development, Indications and Use of Intra-Coronary Stents John Perrins 7 Complications and Outcomes Following Coronary Intervention David Smith Section Two: Devices 8 Which Device for Which Lesion Simon Redwood 9 Rotational Atherectomy Mark de Belder 10 Directional Coronary Atherectomy David Ramsdale 11 The Use of Laser in Coronary Intervention Peter Schofield 12 Cutting Ballon Raphael Perry 13 Xsiser Man Fai Shui 14 Trans Luminal Extraction Catheter (TEC) John Hall 15 Intra Coronary Brachy Therapy Martyn Thomas Section Three: Adjunctive Techniques 16 Intravascular Ultrasound Neal Uren 17 Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Mike Cusack and Simon Redwood 18 PTCA via the Radial Approach Jim Nolan and Simon Eccleshall. Section Four: Angioplasty in the High Risk Patient 19 Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction Keith Dawkins 20 Supported PTCA Adam de Belder Section Five: Non Coronary Intervention 21 Percutaneous Mitral Ballon Valvuloplasty Bernard Prendergast and Roger Hall 22 Septal Ablation in HOCM Rod Stables and U Sigwart 23 Aortic Coarctation Angioplasty Duncan Ettles 24 Percutaneous Closure of ASDs and PDAs Eric Rosenthal 25 Balloon Pericardiotomy John Caplin 26 Intracardiac Foreign Body Retrieval Ever Grech and David Ramsdale 27 Femoral Arterial Closure Devices Jim McClennahan Section Six: The Future of Interventional Cardiology 25 Whats on the Horizon? A North American Perspective Marty Leon 26 Whats on the Horizon? A European Perspective David Foley Appendix A Audit: Training Regulations and Guidelines Michael Norell B Glossary of Trials Mark Walters C Contact Details for Societies, Manufactures Details, Key Websites Publishers
