Main description:

This unique, easy-to-access handbook returns with enhanced coverage and clear instructions on what to expect, what to avoid, and how to manage complications in the cath lab. Ideal for cardiologists who need a quick clinical primer on cardiac catheterization, it offers easy access to information on the latest diagnostic and treatment advances necessary for optimal patient care.

Contents:

1. The Catheterization Laboratory

2. Arterial and Vascular Access

3. Coronary Angiography and Ventriculography

4. Hemodynamic Data

5. Peripheral Artery Disease and Angiography

6. The Electrophysiology Laboratory and Electrophysiologic Procedures

7. Special Techniques

8. High-Risk Cardiac Catheterization

9. Research Techniques

10. Interventional Cardiology Procedures

11. Optimization of Clinical Outcomes and Quality in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory