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Author:   Bernhard Meier (Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9781405182553

ISBN 10:   1405182555
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   12 January 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I Coronary artery disease. · Acute coronary syndrome – Marco Roffi, Zurich, Switzerland, Pierre-Frédéric Keller, Geneva, Switzerland. · Modern coronary stenting – Stéphane Cook/Stephan Windecker, Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland. - DES. - Passive modern stents. - Late thrombosis. - Stenting of nonsignificant lesions (plaque sealing). - Comparison with medical treatment or bypass surgery. - Bioactive stents. · Chronic total occlusion – Yaron Almagor, Jerusalem, Israel. · Nonrevascularization therapy – Jean-Paul Schmid, Bern, Switzerland. - Shock wave therapy. - Spinal stimulation. - Coronary sinus restriction. . Part II Noncoronary interventions. · Percutaneous valve replacement or repair – Hélène Eltchaninoff, Rouen, France. · PFO closure – Bernhard Meier, Bern Switzerland. · ASD and VSD closure – tentatively: David Hildick Smith, London, UK. · Carotid angioplasty – Sri Iyer, New York, USA. · Alcohol ablation of hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy – Otto Hess, Bern, Switzerland. . Part III Treatment of left ventricular failure. · Biventricular pacing – Etienne Delacrétaz, Bern Switzerland. · Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices – Pim de Feyter, Rotterdam, NL . · Stem cell therapy – Andreas Zeiher, Frankfurt, Germany. · Drug therapy in conjunction with interventions – Roger Hullin, Bern, Switzerland. . Part IV Cardiovascular imaging. · Computed tomography (CT) for screening and follow-up – Stephan Achenbach, Erlangen, Germany. · Magnetic resonance (MR) for functional testing and interventional guidance – Andreas Wahl, Bern, Switzerland. · Optical coherence tomography (OCT) – Jean-François Surmely, Aarau, Switzerland. · Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) – Peter J. Fitzgerald, Stanford, CA, USA

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Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC Professor and Chairman Department of Cardiology University Hospital 3010 Bern Switzerland

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