| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Indications for diagnostic cardiac catheterization -- Risks and complications -- Preparation for cardiac catheterization -- The laboratory -- Interpretation of findings -- Contrast media -- Arterial and venous access -- Coronary angiography -- Catheterization of the cardiac chambers -- Aortography -- Angiography of the pulmonary artery -- Hemodynamics -- Endomyocardial biopsy ; Cardiac catheterization in the diagnostic of specific diseases. Valvular disease -- Cardiomyopathies -- Coronary artery disease -- Pericardial disease -- Aortic dissection -- Congenital heart disease -- Acute pulmonary embolism -- Myocarditis ; Interventional cardiac catheterization. Percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stent implantation -- Percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome -- Cutting balloon angioplasty -- Rotational atherectomy -- Laser angioplasty -- Thrombectomy and protection systems -- Peri- and postinterventional antithrombotic therapy for coronary interventions -- Special examination techniques -- Percutaneous cardiac support systems -- Heart valve interventions -- Occlusion of septal defects -- Other interventional techniques -- Percutaneous retrieval of foreign bodies in the cardiovascular system |
| Summary |
Loaded with tips, tricks, and expert solutions to everyday clinical problems, this book is a must for all specialists and trainees performing cardiac catheterizations. It covers basic principles, diagnostic strategies for specific diseases, and the newest interventional techniques, giving readers the tools to successfully manage all types of valvular and structural heart disease. Special Features: Concisely reviews the basics of cardiac catheterization, with sections on indications, risks and complications, patient preparation, equipment and laboratory setup, contrast media, and interpretatio |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
© 2014 Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
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Print version record |
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Cardiac catheterization.
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Arrhythmia.
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Cardiac Catheterization
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Arrhythmia
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Cardiac catheterization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Krakau, Ingo, author
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| ISBN |
9783131672810 |
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3131672811 |
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