Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Intervention (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology)

Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography is the first handbook-sized practical training guide for cardiology medical and technical personnel who want easily accessible, detailed information on how to perform a comprehensive left and/or right heart catheterization procedure, choose the correct catheter for coronary and graft angiography, perform a diagnostic coronary angiogram and interpret and understand their findings. Based on international cardiology and interventional society guidelines, it aims to demystify the investigations while remaining authoritative and concise. This is a pocket 'how-to' guide, containing practical guidance in an accessible format. This handbook gives key components to routine interventional cardiology practice. It details how to perform the procedure, choose the correct catheter, perform a diagnostic angiogram and how to interpret the findings for clinical management. Vascular access Cardiac catheterization Specific conditions Coronary angiography Coronary artery bypass graft angiography Percutaneous coronary intervention Additional procedures Complications Post-procedure.