Section 1: Simple and Complex Intervention
     PTCA Equipment and Technique
     Brachial and Radial Intervention
     Single-Vessel and Multivessel Intervention
     High-Risk Intervention
     Acute Coronary Syndromes
     Left Ventricular Dysfunction
     Patient Characteristics

Section 2: Intervention by Lesion Morphology and Location
     Overview of Interventional Devices
     Intracoronary Thrombus
     Bifurcation Lesions
     Tortuosity and Angulation
     Calcified Lesions
     Eccentric Lesions
     Ostial Lesions
     Long Lesions and Small Vessels
     Chronic Total Occlusion
     Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
     Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Section 3: Complications
     Coronary Artery Spasm
     Dissection and Acute Closure
     No-Reflow
     Coronary Artery Perforation
     Emergency Bypass Surgery
     Restenosis
     Medical and Peripheral Vascular Complications

Section 4: Interventional Devices
     Coronary Stents
     Rotablator Atherectomy
     Directional Coronary Atherectomy
     Transluminal Extraction Atherectomy
     Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty
     Intravascular Ultrasound
     Coronary Angioscopy
     Doppler Blood Flow and Pressure

Section 5: Miscellaneous Topics
     Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy
     Local Drug Delivery
     Peripheral Vascular Intervention
     Balloon Valvuloplasty
     Special Considerations for Cath Lab Personnel
     Radiation Principles and Safety
     Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
     Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

Summary of Tables and Figures
Index