Urgent interventional therapies

Urgent Interventional Therapies focuses on the urgent interventional procedures performed in the most serious and critical cases of cardiovascular and peripheral artery diseases, where immediate specialist care is required, such as cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, critical leg ischemia, aneurysm, and pulmonary embolism.

Illustrating the differences between urgent interventions and interventions performed to manage chronic conditions, the authors use a consistent structure for ease of use beginning with background, indications, evidence review, and device description, then moving to procedural techniques, follow-up care, and complications. Accompanying high-definition surgical videos, complete with tips and tricks, provide an additional visual learning tool.

The editors represent some of the world's leading experts in interventional cardiology and are supported by a stellar team of international authors who provide their expert knowledge and experience for each topic. A section on radiologic and experimental therapies covers potential treatments of the future, including cell therapy, aqueous oxygen therapy, cryotherapy, and therapeutic hypothermia.

Urgent Interventional Therapies will be invaluable to all interventionalists, specifically interventional cardiologists and radiologists who, as a result of an increasing call for urgent interventions, wish to expand their armamentarium of surgical and clinical skills.

Brought to you by the very best, and focused on the most urgent interventions and therapies for cardiovascular and peripheral artery disease, this exciting new book will be an essential resource for interventionalists of all levels --Book Jacket.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Cardiac Interventions -- Section I Acute Coronary Syndrome -- 1.Acute Coronary Syndrome: Guidelines and Definitions / George Dangas -- 2.Cardiac Biomarkers in Acute Cardiac Care / Antony L. Innasimuthu -- 3.Diagnosis of Vulnerable Plaque / Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 4.Management of Thrombotic Disorders: Heparin to Newer Anticoagulants / Debra Hoppensteadt -- 5.Newer Antiplatelet Agents for Interventional Indications / Victor Serebruany -- 6.Genetic Considerations of Antiplatelet Therapy / Dominick J. Angiolillo -- 7.Anticoagulant Management of Heparin-Compromised Patients / Mamdouh Bakhos -- 8.Management of Bleeding in Urgent Interventions / Debra Hoppensteadt -- 9.Role of Newer Anti-Xa and Anti-IIa Agents for Interventions / Brigitte Kaiser -- 10.Treatment of NSTEMI Patients / Jonathon Habersherger -- 11.Treatment of Patients with STEMI / Michael Maeng

Note continued: 12.Mechanical Removal of Thrombus from Culprit Lesions: Current Devices and Future Developments / Zoran Lasic -- 13.Role of Intravenous Fibrinolytic Therapy / Freek W.A. Verbeugt -- 14.The Transradial Approach in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes / Jeffrey M. Schussler -…