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World-wide there are increasing numbers of patients suffering with coronary artery disease. The third volume in this series, The Year in Interventional Cardiology 2004 covers the latest developments in this field. A panel of experts, under the guidance of Drs. Banning and de Feijter, review the most significant papers published in the previous twelve months' peer-reviewed journals. Stents, percutaneous coronary intervention, and new developments in cardiac imaging are among the topics discussed, along with drug eluting stents and other pharmacological issues. Every physician concerned with heart disease will find this a very useful overview.

Year in Interventional Cardiology: 3 vol

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



STENTING

Pressure and Flow Measurements in PCI

Drug Eluting Stents

IVUS

PCI for Left Main Coronary Artery



DRUGS

Contrast Agents Renal Protection During PCI

Statins, Oral Antiplatelet Agents, and PCI

PCI and Diabetes Mellitus



DEVELOPMENTS

Brachytherapy

Distal Protection Devices and No Reflow

De Bulking Devices

Renal/Carotid Intervention

Cell Therapy

Vulnerable Plaque