About the Book
Interventional cardiovascular medicine has evolved from an extremely crude method of opening femoral arteries initiated by Dotter, to a field that has now been recognized as having a sufficient fund of knowledge to require boards sanctioned by the American Board of Internal Medicine. From Andreas Gruentzig's development of the noncompliant balloon method, we have seen an explosion of bioengineering technology. The discipline of interventional cardiovascular medicine has perhaps initiated more registries and clinical trials than any other discipline in medicine. Indeed, the whole emphasis on evidence-based medicine has evolved during the era of interventional cardiology. Many basic science breakthroughs have been stimulated by the advances produced in interventional cardiology, as well as the problems and complications created by the new technologies. However, no matter how advanced the science becomes, the success of solving a patient's problem with interventional techniques usually depends on the operator's technical ability.
This ability springs from the wealth of experience the operator has acquired to deal with routine situations as well as complex and almost unique problems that may present themselves. Because of the large number of interventional cardiologists and the rapidly expanding number of procedures that can be performed, it is difficult for many cardiologists to experience all of the situations that can be helpful in building this database. Dr. Thach Nguyen has prepared a remarkable book, rich with tips and tricks for performing interventional cardiovascular medicine procedures. He has enlisted numerous experts on various aspects of interventional cardiovascular medicine to describe their areas of expertise. Rather than let them recite the evidence from registries and trials that are available elsewhere, he forces the contributors to provide the practical tips that they have learned. It is almost as though Dr. Nguyen is trying to simulate the type of scenarios that exist in the catheterization laboratories with new cardiology fellows or less experienced operators.
It is the type of advice that he has often given to cardiologists in developing countries who are bringing interventional techniques to help cope with the rapidly expanding new threat in these countries, vascular disease. Since new techniques are constantly appearing, all operators, experienced or not, can benefit from these tips. Whereas every operator will not agree with every approach to a problem or a complication, it is always instructive to understand many potential approaches. In this regard, the book does a masterful job of collecting not only the authors' experiences, but those of many others collected from the published literature, from numerous postgraduate courses, and from one-on-one demonstrations throughout the world. The second edition contains five brand new chapters covering 'Percutaneous Aortic Valvuloplasty', 'Interventional Cardiology in Congestive Heart Failure', 'Advanced Techniques of Cardiovascular Interventions', 'Percutaneous Exclusion of Aortic Aneurysm' and 'Percutaneous Replacement of Aortic Valve'.
This book should be a valuable resource to trainees in formal programs that have now evolved in the United States and other countries, as well as the many preceptorships that are the major means of training in other countries. In addition, operators of all levels of experience will find many useful pearls of wisdom. Dr. Nguyen and his colleagues are to be congratulated for compiling this most practical guide.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Vascular Access Thach Nguyen, Rajiv Kumar Chapter 2: Transradial Approach Gerald Barbeau Chapter 3: Angiographic Views Thach Nguyen, Ta Tien Phuoc, Gianluca Rigatelli Chapter 4: Guides Thach Nguyen, Nguyen Thuong Nghia, Vijay Dave Chapter 5: Wires Thach Nguyen, Lihua Shang Chapter 6: Balloon Angioplasty Thach Nguyen, Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Huan Quang Do, Meilin Liu, Rijie Li Chapter 7: Stenting Thach Nguyen, Jia Sanqing, Wang Lei, Yan Songbiao Chapter 8: High-Risk Patients Thach Nguyen, Nithi Mahanonda, Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck Chapter 9: Complex Lesions Thach Nguyen, Cayi Lu, Shiwen Wang Chapter 10: Chronic Total Occlusion Kazuaki Mitsuda, Thach Nguyen, Jui Sung Hung Chapter 11: Ostial Lesions Thach Nguyen, Ho Thuong Dzung, Devan Pillay, Buxin Chen, Quan Fang Chapter 12: Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Thach Nguyen, Mintu Turakhia, Pham Hoan Tien, Wang Lefeng, C. Michael Gibson Chapter 13: Bifurcation Lesions Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr. Chapter 14: Approach to the Patient with Prior Bypass Surgery John S. Douglas, Thach Nguyen, Tan Huay Cheem Chapter 15: Left Main Lesions Seung Jung Park, Thach Nguyen Chapter 16: Removal of Embolized Material Kirk Garratt, Thach Nguyen Chapter 17: Complications Thach Nguyen, Damras Tresukosol, Vo Thanh Nhan, Mingzhong Zhao, Hong Zhao Chapter 18: Vascular Brachytherapy and Restenosis Moo-Hyun Kim, Phong Nguyen-Ho, Thach Nguyen, Greg L. Kaluza Chapter 19: Rotational Atherectomy Thach Nguyen, Mark Reisman, Ted Feldman Chapter 20: Intravascular Ultrasound Guy Weigold, Neil J. Weissman Chapter 21: Percutaneous Ilio-femoral Revascularizations Krishna Rocha Singh Chapter 22: Carotid Artery Interventions Kasja Rabe, Herbert Cordero, Richard Heuser, L Nelson Hopkins, Horst Sievert Chapter 23: Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Exclusion Edward B. Diethrich Chapter 24: Inoue Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Jui-Sung Hung, Nguyen Quang Tuan, Pham Manh Hung, Moo Hyun Kim, Kean-Wah Lau Chapter 25: Percutaneous Mechanical Mitral Commissurotomy Alain Cribier, Helene Eltchaninoff Chapter 26: Retrograde Balloon Percutaneous Aortic Valvuloplasty Ted Feldman Chapter 27: Percutaneous Implantation of Aortic Valve Prosthesis Alain Cribier, Helene Eltchaninoff, Christophe Tron Chapter 28: Interventions in Intracranial Arteries Jay U. Howington, Elad I. Levy, Lee R. Guterman, L. Nelson Hopkins Chapter 29: Percutaneous Interventions in Adults with Congenital Heart Diseases Phillip Moore, Huynh Tuan Khanh, Zhang Shuang Chuan, Nguyen Lan Hieu, David Teitel
