Current Best Practice in Interventional Cardiology
Published on 13. October 2009
232 pages
978-1-4443-1445-8 (ISBN)
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Current Best Practice in Interventional Cardiology addressesthe questions which challenge clinicians involved withinterventional procedures. Helpfully organized into four sections,the text addresses; coronary artery disease, non-coronaryinterventions, left ventricular failure and the latest advances inimaging technologies, and provides authoritative guidance on thecurrent recommendations for best practice.
Containing contributions from an international team of opinionleaders, this new book reviews the key advances in equipment,techniques and therapeutics and is an accessible referencefor all hospital-based specialists.
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Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC
Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiology
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3010 Bern
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Content
Part I Coronary artery disease.
· Acute coronary syndrome - Marco Roffi, Zurich,Switzerland, Pierre-Frédéric Keller, Geneva,Switzerland.
· Modern coronary stenting - StéphaneCook/Stephan Windecker, Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland.
- DES.
- Passive modern stents.
- Late thrombosis.
- Stenting of nonsignificant lesions (plaque sealing).
- Comparison with medical treatment or bypass surgery.
- Bioactive stents.
· Chronic total occlusion - Yaron Almagor,Jerusalem, Israel.
· Nonrevascularization therapy - Jean-Paul Schmid,Bern, Switzerland.
- Shock wave therapy.
- Spinal stimulation.
- Coronary sinus restriction.
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Part II Noncoronary interventions.
· Percutaneous valve replacement or repair -Hélène Eltchaninoff, Rouen, France.
· PFO closure - Bernhard Meier, BernSwitzerland.
· ASD and VSD closure - tentatively: David HildickSmith, London, UK.
· Carotid angioplasty - Sri Iyer, New York,USA.
· Alcohol ablation of hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy -Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland.
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Part III Treatment of left ventricular failure.
· Biventricular pacing - Etienne Delacrétaz,Bern Switzerland.
· Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices -Pim de Feyter, Rotterdam, NL .
· Stem cell therapy - Andreas Zeiher, Frankfurt,Germany.
· Drug therapy in conjunction with interventions -Roger Hullin, Bern, Switzerland.
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Part IV Cardiovascular imaging.
· Computed tomography (CT) for screening and follow-up- Stephan Achenbach, Erlangen, Germany.
· Magnetic resonance (MR) for functional testing andinterventional guidance - Andreas Wahl, Bern,Switzerland.
· Optical coherence tomography (OCT) -Jean-François Surmely, Aarau, Switzerland.
· Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) - Peter J.Fitzgerald, Stanford, CA, USA
