Full Description
Keeping doctors informed of the latest developments in the field, this 2003 yearbook provides authoritative comment on pharmacological management, the practice of interventional techniques and the latest advances in stent design, as well as current opinion on management of the most common complication, restenosis.
Contents
STRATEGY. Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndromes. PCI for ACUTE ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction. PCI for Stable and Unstable Coronary Syndromes. PCI versus Bypass vs CABG. TECHNIQUE. Direct Stenting versus Predilatation Stenting. Pressure and Flow Measurements in PCI. PCI and Stent Design. DRUGS. PCI and Statins. PCI and Diabetes Mellitus. NEW DEVELOPMENTS. Brachytherapy. Distal Protection Devices and No Reflow. IVUS in PCI. PCI for Left Main Stem.
