6 Pulmonary Artery and Vein
Hiro Kiyosue and Miyuki Maruno 6 Pulmonary Artery and Vein Pulmonary Artery The pulmonary trunk (the main pulmonary artery) originates at the base of the right ventricle, and the origin…
2 Tracheobronchial System
Farhood Saremi and Hiro Kiyosue 2 Tracheobronchial System Introduction Anatomical knowledge of the trachea, mainstem bronchi, segmental bronchi branch pattern, relationship with neighboring structures and anatomical variants are important for…
9 Lymphatics and Nerves of the Thorax
Gina Cavallo, R. Shane Tubbs, and Farhood Saremi 9 Lymphatics and Nerves of the Thorax Introduction The thorax is an irregular cylinder with a narrow superior opening, the superior thoracic…
5 The Pleura
Sumuda N. Dissanayake and Farhood Saremi 5 The Pleura Introduction The pleura, derived from the Greek word for side, is the serous membrane that covers the lung parenchyma, mediastinum, diaphragm,…
Perforation
CTO PCI Manual Online cases: 3 , 13 , 17 , 26 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 63 , 89 , 90 , 112 , 118…
Bifurcations
16.1 Bifurcation algorithm ( Fig. 16.1 ) Figure 16.1 Algorithm for approaching coronary bifurcation lesions. MV, main vessel; SB, side branch; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; TAP, T and protrusion; DK…
Vascular access complications
Both femoral and radial access may lead to complications that are discussed in this chapter. 29.1 Femoral access complications Femoral access complications include lower extremity ischemia (due to dissection, embolization,…
Other complications: hypotension, radiation skin injury, contrast-induced acute kidney injury
In this chapter we discuss three non-coronary complications: hypotension, radiation skin injury, and contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). 28.1 Hypotension CTO Manual Online cases 69 , 85 , 92 ,…
Ostial lesions
CTO Manual Online cases: 2 , 10 , 12 , 20 , 37 , 58 , 65 , 69 , 70 , 78 , 83 , 84 , 90 ,…
