Clive Handler / Michael Cleman (eds.)

Classic Papers in Coronary Angioplasty

Herausgegeben von Cleman, Michael; Handler, Clive

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book assembles a distinguished team of international contributors to identify, analyze and collate the research articles that have earned recognition as the defining literature on coronary angioplasty. It is a unique reference, providing not only a single source for reviewing the most important papers in the discipline, but also a critical analysis of the strengths, weaknesses and the impact of each paper on the development of coronary angioplasty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11681014
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 303mm x 215mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9781846284007
• ISBN-10: 1846284007
• Artikelnr.: 20807438

Autorenporträt

Dr Clive Handler BSc, MD, MRCP,FACC, FESC is an Honorary Consultant in the National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit at The Royal Free Hospital, London and Consultant Cardiologist at Highgate Hospital, London. He was previously Consultant Cardiologist at Northwick Park and St Mary's Hospitals, London. He trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School and at St Luke's Hospital Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin.

Inhaltsangabe

From the Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword; Vascular biology of atherosclerosis; Quantification of coronary atherosclerosis for cardiovascular risk assessment: the hole in the doughnut?; Primary angioplasty (PPCI) in ST-elevation myocardialinfarction; Coronary angioplasty for acute coronary syndromes; High-risk coronary intervention: a selective literature reviewof high-risk subsets; Stenting in coronary angioplasty; Ancillary techniques in interventional cardiology; Anti-thrombotic management in interventional cardiology; Coronary artery bypass grafts in the era of percutaneouscoronary angioplasty; Epilogue; Frequently cited papers in coronary angioplasty; Index