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Chronic Total Occlusions

ISBN: 9781405157032 | 1405157038
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 2/24/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) are common, and found in approximately one third of patients with significant coronary artery disease who undergo angiography. Over the past 20 years, CTO lesions have represented the most difficult anatomy for treatment - with lower success rates and higher complication rates.Chronic Total Occlusions provides interventionalists insight into the world of CTOs with introductory chapters that describe the pathology and indications of CTOs along with a review of clinical trials. Imaging modalities including CT angiog... MORE
Contributorsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Forewordp. x
Pathology and Indications: Clinical Trialsp. 1
The Pathobiology of CTOp. 3
Indication and Outcome of PCI for CTOp. 8
CTO - Review of Trialsp. 14
Imagingp. 23
CT Angiography: Application in Chronic Total Occlusionsp. 25
Magnetic Navigation Wirep. 3... MORE
IVUS-Guided Recanalization of CTOp. 38
Wires Technologyp. 43
Deflecting Tip Wiresp. 45
Asahi Wiresp. 50
Tornus Catheterp. 57
Introduction of a New 0.014-inch CiTop™ Guidewire for CTO: Preclinical Safety and Feasibility Studiesp. 62
Frontrunner CTO Technologyp. 70
Wires Techniquep. 75
Use of Two Wires in the Treatment of CTOp. 77
Parallel-Wire Techniquesp. 83
Wire Control Handling Techniquep. 87
Subintimal Angioplastyp. 93
Re-entry Technique-Pioneer Catheterp. 104
Bilateral Approachp. 107
Tips and Tricks of the CART Techniquep. 113
Devices Technologyp. 121
Radio Frequencyp. 123
High-Frequency Mechanical Revascularizationp. 136
Debulking of CTOp. 140
Vibrational Angioplastyp. 145
Drug-Eluting Stentsp. 150
Laster for CTO Recanalizationp. 159
Complicationsp. 165
How to Handle Complicationsp. 167
How to Minimize Contrast Nephropathyp. 178
Interesting Casesp. 187
Interesting Cases, I, IIp. 189
Indexp. 195
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Ron Waksman, MD, FACC. Associate Director, Division of Cardiology / Director of Experimental Angioplasty & New Technologies. Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW, Suite 4B-1, Washington, DC 20010.

Dr. Waksman is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine and sits on the editorial boards of six other internationally published journals. He has been Editor/Co-Editor of six books since 1996 and has authored 22 additional book chapters. Dr. Waksman has also authored/co-authored over 250 published manuscripts and over 200 abstracts. He is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.



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