INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Interventional cardiology consists of several related procedures that are performed in the coronary, peripheral, and cerebral vascular systems, as well as the central aorta, the cardiac…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Embolization and coronary no-reflow are rare but important complications during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Recognition and treatment are important in that they may reduce or prevent…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The management of cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, has been revolutionized after Dr. Mason Sones performed the first coronary angiography in 1960 and Dr. Andreas…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is one of the most common procedures performed in US and European hospitals. In the United States, 954,000 PCI procedures were performed…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ischemic heart disease and heart failure continue to be the predominant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute myocardial infarction is the most common cause of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The Appropriate Use Criteria for Revascularization (AUC) is a vital instrument supporting high-quality interventional practice that presents, in a pragmatic format, the optimal application of the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Nowhere is the opportunity to innovate as inviting as in the field of medicine, and no specialty has been as productive in the development of new…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of cardiovascular death and remains an important public health issue. The definition of SCD includes death from natural…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although innovators brainstorm ideas for novel therapies often while working in the clinical setting, these ideas see the earliest translation into reality in the preclinical laboratory….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The field of interventional cardiology has been driven by technical innovation. In a remarkable progression of needs identification, invention, testing, and refinement, innovators have developed nonsurgical…
