The book offers the spectrum of cardiac catheterization and catheter-based interventions from pediatric to geriatrics. It covers literally the scope of these procedures from ÔøΩwomb to tombÔøΩ. It is intended as a practical guide for the interventional treatment of congenital, structural heart disease, coronary and peripheral vascular diseases to be used by invasive pediatric and adult cardiologists. Wherever possible, an attempt has been made to emphasize practical aspects related to procedures; such as patient selection, absolute and relative indications, contraindications and potential complications. ...
ÔøΩ Cardiac Catheterization and Imaging (From Pediatrics to Geriatrics) is designed as an all-inclusive, comprehensive book for Catheterization Laboratory Technicians, Cardiology Fellows, Postgraduates and Interventional Cardiologists, to be used as a reference for transcatheter interventions. ÔøΩ The book offers the spectrum of cardiac catheterization and catheter-based interventions from pediatrics to geriatrics. ÔøΩ It covers literally the scope of these procedures from ""womb to tomb"". ÔøΩ It is intended as a practical guide for the interventional treatment of congenital, structural heart diseases, coronary and peripheral vascular diseases to be used by the Invasive Pediatric and Adult Cardiologists. ÔøΩ Some of the procedures discussed in the book are emerging techniques in the forefront of interventional cardiology, and may not be practiced in every cardiac catheterization laboratory. ÔøΩ In all, this book represents an accumulation of knowledge, expertise, techniques and procedures that have been learned, utilized and/or developed by various experienced interventional cardiologists with rich experiences in teaching cardiac catheterization and interventions.