Percutaneous Interventions for Valvular Heart Disease Hong Jun (Francisco) Yun, MD Stanley J. Chetcuti, MD TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE INTERVENTIONS Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in developed…
Coronary Stenting Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA INTRODUCTION Since the first coronary angiography performed by Marvin Stones in 1958, the history of interventional cardiology has been characterized by the work of…
Atherectomy, Thrombectomy, and Distal Protection Devices Karim M. Al-Azizi, MD Aaron Kugelmass, MD ATHERECTOMY, THROMBECTOMY, AND DISTAL PROTECTION DEVICES Coronary artery disease is traditionally treated using balloon angioplasty and stenting….
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA INTRODUCTION The development and evolution of cardiac catheterization into therapeutic percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been the result of the work of…
Intravascular Imaging Masayasu Ikutomi, MD, PHD Yasuhiro Honda, MD, FAHA, FACC Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PHD, FACC Paul G. Yock, MD INTRODUCTION Coronary angiography provides critical information regarding the arterial…
Percutaneous Circulatory Support: Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation, Impella, Tandem Heart, and Extracorporeal Bypass Carlos D. Davila, MD Michele Esposito, MD Navin K. Kapur, MD INTRODUCTION The use of percutaneous acute mechanical…
Myocardial and Coronary Blood Flow and Metabolism Mathew Liakos, MD Kiran V. Reddy, MD, FACC Allen Jeremias, MD, MSC BASIC PRINCIPLE OF FFR Epicardial Coronary Artery Versus Microcirculation FIGURE 14.1…
Endomyocardial Biopsy Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA INTRODUCTION The development of new imaging modalities and particularly of magnetic resonance imaging has provided new tools for the diagnosis of disorders of the…
Angiography of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries Hector Tamez, MD Thomas M. Tu, MD Ruby LO, MD Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH INTRODUCTION The aorta and peripheral arteries are of…
Coronary Anomalies Mauro Moscucci, MD, MBA INTRODUCTION Coronary anomalies can be defined as any anomaly of a coronary artery in origination and course, termination, and intrinsic characteristics.1 According to this…
