Current topics in interventional cardiology

Current practice Antiplatelet use in interventional cardiology

Thrombosis within the target vessel is one of the most feared complications associated with coronary intervention, as it is often associated with severe adverse clinical sequelae. This thrombosis is mediated via the activation and aggregation of platelets and therefore considerable eVort has been directed at ways of inhibiting platelet function. It is now mandatory to consider the use of two an...

Interventional Cardiology US Workforce: current challenges.

18th Interventional Cardiology Workshop New Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology

s of original contributions from NFIC 2017 353 Advances in Interventional Cardiology 2017; 13, 4 (50) 1-P Economic outcomes of the CAT-CAD randomised trial assessing Coronary Artery computed Tomography as the first-choice anatomic test for individuals with suspected significant Coronary Artery Disease Piotr N. Rudzinski, Mariusz Kruk, Cezary Kepka, Zofia Dzielinska, Jerzy Pregowski, Adam Witkow...

Interventional Cardiology

Percutaneous cardiac interventions were introduced in the 1960s, and, with the introduction of percutaneous coronary interventions by Gruentzig in 1978, the field has had an astounding growth. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most commonly preformed revascularization technique in the United States today with an estimated 492 000 procedures done in 2010 (Figure 1). This exceeds th...

Interventional cardiology.

Minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures have revolutionized the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and transcatheter interventions are becoming more commonplace in veterinary medicine. Transcatheter procedures allow for treatment of several cardiac defects without the attendant morbidity and mortality associated with thoracic surgery. Interventional procedures are available for treatmen...