Thoracic Key

Pressure Measurement Mauro Moscucci William Grossman The measurement of dynamic blood pressure has been of interest to physiologists and physicians since 1732, when Reverend Stephen Hales measured the blood pressure…

Cutdown Approach: Brachial, Femoral, Axillary, Aortic, and Transapical Ronald P. Caputoa G. Randall Green William Grossman a The contributions of Alessandro Giambartolomei and Paolo Esente to this chapter in prior…

Diagnostic Catheterization in Childhood and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Gabriele Egidy Assenza James E. Lock Michael J. Landzberg As a growing population of adults reaches adulthood after being treated during…

Radial Artery Approach Mauricio G. Cohen Sunil V. Rao INTRODUCTION In 1989, Lucien Campeau published his successful series of 100 coronary angiographies performed via the left radial artery with minimal…

Percutaneous Approach, Including Transseptal and Apical Puncture Claudia A. Martinez Mauro Moscucci Dr Donald S. Baim and Dr Daniel I. Simon authored this chapter in the prior edition. In contrast…

Complications Mauro Moscuccia aSome material was contributed by William Grossman and Donald Baim in their role as authors of this chapter in prior editions. The risk of complications is inherent…

Integrated Imaging Modalities in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Robert A. Quaife John D. Carroll Cardiac catheterization is undergoing a major change that involves the emergence of a multitude of new…

Cineangiographic Imaging, Radiation Safety, and Contrast Agents Stephen Balter Mauro Moscucci Interventional cardiologists must have a sufficient working knowledge of radiation safety, the science of x-ray imaging, and the technology…

Cardiac Catheterization History and Current Practice Standards Mauro Moscuccia aWilliam Grossman and Donald Baim authored this chapter in previous editions and contributed much of the historical information and the overall…