The Multipurpose Catheter
CHAPTER 7 The Multipurpose Catheter “Practice is everything.” —Periander Historical Background The multipurpose catheter technique was introduced to Emory University Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories in 1972 by Spencer King. King learned…
Approach to Complex Cases in Cardiac Catheterization
A diligent precatheterization work-up can help an operator to suspect the presence of left main disease, and reduce the risk of catastrophic complications of left coronary cannulation (Figure 18.1).1,2 FIGURE…
Coronary, Renal, and Mesenteric Angiography
CHAPTER 6 Coronary, Renal, and Mesenteric Angiography “Follow the rules, but avoid turning those rules into dogmas.” —Anonymous Angiographic Views and Projections Selective coronary angiography provides two-dimensional (2D) images of…
Left and Right Ventriculography, Aortography, and Pulmonary Angiography
The angiographer performing left and right cardiac catheterization should be familiar not only with the cardiac structures in general, but primarily the projections of those cardiac structures in different angiographic…
Vascular Access
CHAPTER 5 Vascular Access “The beginning is half of everything.” —Pythagoras Percutaneous Vascular Access The process of planning and obtaining percutaneous vascular access follows certain rules, and these rules should…
Post-Cardiac Catheterization Care
Proper, early post-cardiac catheterization care with continuous vital signs, O2 saturation, and ECG monitoring is extremely important for the safety of the patient, since even the best precatheterization evaluation and…
