• ISBN13: 9780824700911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: Mar Dekker
• Publication Date: October 13, 1998
• Pages: 385
• Original Price: GBP 106.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1000 grams

About the Book Incorporating the invaluable experience of pioneers in the field, this comprehensive, up-to-date work discusses the efficacy and uses of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging in coronary intervention-emphasizing how decision making and intraprocedural modifications are enhanced when the anatomy is elucidated optimally.<br>Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease<br><li>considers IVUS image interpretation in normal and diseased arteries as well as the resulting prognostic implications <br></li><li>details the comparative utility of IVUS, angioscopy, the Doppler Flowire, and angiography <br></li><li>documents IVUS findings before and after coronary intervention with balloon angioplasty, rotoblators, lasers, directional atherectomy, and stents <br></li><li>reviews the practical role of IVUS in patient postcardiac transplants and for prognostication in patient pre- and postinterventions <br></li><li>presents current and future technological developments and limitations pertaining to coronary ultrasound imaging devices, such as combined IVUS-PTCA catheters and 3D IVUS imaging <br></li><li>and more <p/>Containing over 120 detailed micrographs facilitating direct clinical application of the topics addressed, this state-of-the-art reference is essential reading for cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, radiologists, cardiovascular pathologists, angiologists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.</li>