ENDOVASCULAR TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES MADE EASY. (PAPERBACK)

1. Introduction to the Interventional Suite and Basic Principles of Angiography
2. Pre-Procedural Risk Assessment and Optimization
3. Radiation Safety for You and Your Patient
4. Contrast Agents and Their Delivery
5. Vascular Access and Sheaths
6. Guidewires
7. Catheters
8. CTO (Chronic Total arterial Occlusions) Techniques and Re-Entry Devices
9. Angioplasty Balloons and Technique
10. Stents
11. Stent Grafts
12. Atherectomy Devices
13. Intravascular Imaging Modalities (OCT and IVUS)
14. Post-Procedural Hemostasis and Closure Devices

This practical resource shows the clinician how to handle and use the tools, devices, and implants required for endovascular interventions. A firm foundation in understanding the purpose, technical parameters, and function of each tool is required by vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and other vascular specialists. Medical students, trainees, and physicians starting in practice will enhance their endovascular knowledge, which will allow for improved and seamless patient care. Even the experienced practitioner may find new tips in this book!

Authors
• Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
Professor, Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Co-Director, Vascular Center, Harrington Hearth and Vascular Institute
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Cleveland, OH
• Matthew Janko, MD
Resident Physician – Integrated Vascular Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University
Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Cleveland, OH
• Justin A. Smith, MD
Resident Physician – Integrated Vascular Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University
Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Cleveland, OH