In this pathbreaking volume, a multidisciplinary team of international experts puts catheter based treatment techniques in context by exploring the pathobiology of specific diseases alongside a discussion of imaging tools and functional tests, and a comparison to alternative treatment approaches provided by cardiovascular surgery. This comprehensive overview of interventional cardiology: Explains treatments in depth, including imaging techniques and functional tests Serves as both a theoretical and practical guide to available treatment approaches that can be tailored for individual patients Provides the latest scientific data and new surgical alternatives Presents a practically oriented view of the most important interventional strategies Is written by a strong team of well-published and highly-regarded authors, the people whose breakthroughs in the clinic and the lab have made interventional cardiology the dynamic field it is today Practitioners, fellows, and trainees who want a state-of-the-art guide to interventional cardiology can depend on this carefully crafted guide for authoritative information.

In this pathbreaking volume, a multidisciplinary team ofinternational experts puts catheter-based treatmenttechniques in context by exploring the pathobiology of specificdiseases alongside a discussion of imaging tools and functionaltests, and a comparison to alternative treatment approachesprovided by cardiovascular surgery.This comprehensive overview of interventionalcardiology:* Explains treatments in depth, including imaging techniques andfunctional tests* Serves as both a theoretical and practical guide to availabletreatment approaches that can be tailored for individualpatients* Provides the latest scientific data and new surgicalalternatives* Presents a practically oriented view of the most importantinterventional strategies* Is written by a strong team of well-published andhighly-regarded authors, the people whose breakthroughs in theclinic and the lab have made interventional cardiology the dynamicfield it is todayPractitioners, fellows, and trainees who want a state-of-the-artguide to interventional cardiology can depend on this carefullycrafted guide for authoritative information.