NIC HANDBOOK OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

NIC Handbook of Interventional Cardiology is a step by step guide to common procedures and problems in interventional cardiology.
Divided into 19 chapters, the book begins with a brief history of coronary interventions, followed by instruction on the use of a range of interventional equipment and techniques. A separate chapter is devoted to bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, a new technology made from a material that can be absorbed by the body. This chapter discusses the need for this technology, the differentiated clinical benefits, potential advantages of metallic stents, and various associated devices.
Further chapters provide step by step guidance on other interventions such as carotid angioplasty and atrial septal defect closure. The final chapter covers the new and rapidly evolving field of nuclear cardiology, including its history, equipment, materials and imaging protocols, making NIC Handbook of Interventional Cardiology ideal for interventional cardiologists who wish to update their knowledge.

Key Points
- Step by step guide to common procedures in cardiology
- Final chapter discusses new and rapidly evolving field of nuclear cardiology
- 189 full colour images and illustrations

Authors
Praveen Chandra MD DM FACC FESC FSCAI FAPSIC
Chairman, Division of Interventional Cardiology, Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Rishi Sethi MD DM FACC FESC FSCAI MAMS FAPSIC
Professor, Department of Cardiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Balram Bhargava MD DM FRCP FACC FAHA FNASc
Professor,Department of Cardiology, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Rakesh Yadav MD DM FCSI
Professor, Department of Cardiology, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Contents
Chapter 1 Coronary Interventions: A Brief History 1
Chapter 2 Coronary Guidewires 6
Chapter 3 Guide Catheter Selection In Pci 15
Chapter 4 Tips and Tricks to Overcome Challenging Anatomies during Radial Approach 24
Chapter 5 FFR Technique and Interpretation: Step-by-Step 42
Chapter 6 Pressure Wire… Beyond FFR 50
Chapter 7 IVUS—Basics and Beyond for Lesion Assessment and Result Optimization 60
Chapter 8 Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging in Cath-Lab— Basic Techniques and Interpretation 77
Chapter 9 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds: The 4th Revolution in Interventional Cardiology and the Holy Grail to Restore Freedom 92
Chapter 10 Thrombus Burden and No-Reflow 107
Chapter 11 Technique and Role of Rotablation in Interventional Cardiology 134
Chapter 12 Bifurcation Coronary Lesions—Definition, Classification and Approaches to Bifurcation Management 159
Chapter 13 Tips and Tricks: Left Main Pci 175
Chapter 14 Carotid Angioplasty—Step-By-Step 182
Chapter 15 Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty 202
Chapter 16 Step-by-Step Atrial Septal Defect Closure 221
Chapter 17 Renal Stenting: Rationale and Techniques 242
Chapter 18 Retrieval of Foreign Bodies During Cardiac Catheterization 258
Chapter 19 Nuclear Cardiology: Basics and Beyond 270
Index