Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology Tips and Tricks

Written and edited by today's most-recognized inteventional cardiology thought leaders, this popular guide focuses on key procedures and techniques. Each strategic or tactical move is graded by complexity level and described in a simple, step-by-step approach that includes guidance on how to overcome practical difficulties and navigate particularly challenging clinical scenarios and complications.

It offers interventional cardiologists, fellows in interventional cardiology, cath lab nurses and technicians; vascular surgeons and fellows, interventional radiologists:

• "Tips and tricks" gathered from the personal experience of over fifty international experts
• Clear, practical, step-by-step guidance on the latest procedures and techniques, performing challenging interventions, and managing complications and other difficult situations where evidence may be limited or inconsistent
• New coverage of hot topics such as percutaneous aortic valve replacement, renal artery ablation, intracranial interventions, and more

Preface, ix

List of Contributors, xiii

Foreword to the First Edition, xxiii

Acknowledgements, xxv

1 Vascular Access, 1
Thach N. Nguyen, Quoc Nguyen, Pham Quoc Khanh, Tuan D. Nguyen

2 Angiographic Views, 27
Thach N. Nguyen, Sim Kui Hian, Timothy J. Yee, Aung Kyaw Zaw, Hoang Trong Minh Tuan, Pham Nhu Hung, Hung D. Huynh, Dan Le

3 Guides, 51
Dobrin Vassilev, Thach N. Nguyen, Yidong Wei

4 Wires, 87
Dobrin Vassilev, Satoru Sumitsuji, Thach N. Nguyen, Hai Yun Wu

5 Balloon Angioplasty, 105
Thach N. Nguyen, Tung Mai, Dominic Nguyen, Hau Tran, Ainol Shareha Sahar

6 Stenting, 119
Thach N. Nguyen, Vo Thanh Nhan, Dinh Duc Huy, Nguyen Huynh Khuong, Nikola Bakraceski

7 Transradial Approach, 141
Jack P. Chen, Xian Kai Li, Thach N. Nguyen, Phan Nam Hung, Tejas Patel, Shigeru Saito

8 Slender Transradial Intervention, 171
Yuji Ikari

9 Left Main, 185
Run Lin Gao, Debabrata Dash, Bo Xu, Thach N. Nguyen

10 Chronic Total Occlusion, 207
Thach N. Nguyen, Satoru Sumitsuji, Yaling Han, Shigeru Saito

11 Ostial Lesions, 255
Szabolcs Szabo, Huynh Trung Cang, Yadav Bhatta, Thach N. Nguyen

12 Acute ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 269
James Nguyen, Marko Noc, Thach N. Nguyen, Lefeng Wang, Hung M. Ngo, Tan Huay Cheem, Michael Gibson

13 Interventions in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, 293
Thach N. Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Tuan, Muhammad Munawar

14 Bifurcation Lesion, 313
Shao Liang Chen, Dobrin Vassilev, Nguyen K. Nguyen, Gim Hooi Choo, Thach N. Nguyen, Tak Kwan, Junjie Zhang

15 Complications, 347
Ashok Seth, Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Vijay Dave, Thach N. Nguyen

16 High-risk Patients, 399
Ramesh Daggubati, Rajasekhar Nekkanti, Vinh N. Pham, Nguyen Duc Cong, Phan D. Phong, Dan D. Le, Ali Oto, Vijay Dave, Thach N. Nguyen

17 Removal of Embolized Material, 419
Thach N. Nguyen, Tung Mai, Quoc Nguyen, Katrina Nguyen, Kirk Garrat

18 Inoue Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, 437
Jui-Sung Hung, Kean-Wah Lau

19 Retrograde Percutaneous Aortic Valvuloplasty, 475
Ted Feldman, Thach N. Nguyen

20 Percutaneous Implantation of Aortic Valvular Prostheses, 487
Stefan Toggweiler, John Webb

21 Subclavian Artery Interventions, 501
Gianluca Rigatelli, Paolo Cardaioli, Aravinda Nanjundappa

22 Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, 517
Aravinda Nanjundappa, Damras Tresukosol, Thach N. Nguyen

23 Renal Artery Interventions, 537
Gianluca Rigatelli, Ho Thuong Dung, Paolo Cardaioli

24 Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease, 553
Gianluca Rigatelli, Paolo Cardaioli, Horst Sievert

25 Iliac Artery Stenosis, 579
Timothy C. Dy, Gianluca Rigatelli, Paolo Cardaioli, Rosli Mohd Ali, Aravinda Nanjundappa

26 Infrainguinal and Infragenicular Interventions, 603
Jasrai Gill, Robert Dieter, John Lopez, Gianluca Rigatelli, Thach N. Nguyen, Paolo Cardaioli, Prakash Makham, Aravinda Nanjundappa

27 Percutaneous Intervention of Cardiac Congenital Anomalies, 629
Gianluca Rigatelli, Zhang Shuang Chuan, Nguyen Thuong Nghia, Nguyen Lan Hieu, Do Huan Quang

Index, 657