Textbook of Interventional Cardiology

The 4th Edition of this respected resource provides comprehensive, detailed, up-to-date, and clinically oriented coverage of all aspects of percutaneous coronary revascularization. More than 68 leaders in the field offer practical, evidence-based guidance on treating a full range of coronary lesions. They discuss the very latest techniques, devices, and adjunctive therapies, and offer critical appraisals of emerging therapeutic approaches.

Chapter on drug coated stents with a clear explanation of this important advanced technique

Chapter on percutaneous bypass surgery

Chapter on congenital heart disease with all the latest interventional techniques for common congenital problems (not covered in other books)

HOT TOPICS/HOT CHAPTERS

Inflammation and Arterial Injury

Device Genomics

Stem Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease

Detection of Vulnerable Plaque

Percutaneous Bypass Surgery

• Offer in-depth discussions of drug-coated stents one of the most high profile and advanced techniques in the field.
• Presents brand-new information on inflammation and arterial injury
• angiogenesis
• percutaneous bypass surgery
• device genomics
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• stem cell therapy for ischemic heart disease
• prophylactic aspirin use
• detection of vulnerable plaque
• and much more.
• Explores the amplified impact of non-coronary interventions.
• Examines improvements in adjunctive pharmacotherapy.
• Offers up-to-date information on congenital heart disease as well as restenosis.
• Features a fully revised section on outcome effectiveness in interventional cardiology.