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Interventional Techniques in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 119)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Coronary angioplasty

  2. Peripheral vessel angioplasty

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About this book

Since the introduction of balloon angioplasty for the relief of coronary artery stenoses and of anginal symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease by Andreas Griintzig in 1977, the field of interventional technology and treatment strategies has grown enormously. For the reduction of hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenoses balloon angioplasty is the standard and reference method with a high primary success and low complication rate. Because of the relatively high recurrence rates of 30-40% of balloon angioplasty a whole family of different angioplasty techniques has been developed since then. Among those are atherectomy devices, laser angioplasty, radiofrequency angioplasty, high and low speed rotational angioplasty and stenting of stenosed vessels. Balloon angioplasty has been extended to aortic and mitral valve stenoses, and supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias can now be treated by catherter ablation techniques. In 1989 an International Symposium on standard and newer inter­ ventional techniques has been held at the University of Ulm. This volume contains the essential parts and presentations of the international faculty of experts in the field. In four chapters the principles, advantages, pitfalls and future developments of coronary angiopiasty, angioplasty of peripheral arteries, balloon valvuloplasty and of catheter ablation of supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias are described in detail. We hope that this 'State-of-the-Art' representation will be of great value for both the non­ expert reader and the active researcher in the fields addressed within the book. V. Hombach, M. Kochs and A. J. Camm ix List of contributors U. U.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cardiology/Angiology/Pneumonology, Medical Clinic and Policlinic, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm / Donau, Germany

    V. Hombach

  • Department of Cardiology/Angiology/Pneumonology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm / Donau, Germany

    M. Kochs

  • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK

    A. J. Camm

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Interventional Techniques in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • Editors: V. Hombach, M. Kochs, A. J. Camm

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3802-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0956-7Published: 30 April 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5691-5Published: 31 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3802-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 332

  • Topics: Cardiology

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