RT Book, Section
A1 Kaebnick, Brian W.
A1 Gogas, Bill D.
A1 King III, Spencer B.
A2 Samady, Habib
A2 Fearon, William F.
A2 Yeung, Alan C.
A2 King III, Spencer B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1146594287
T1 History of Interventional Cardiology
T2 Interventional Cardiology, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071820363
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146594287
RD 2024/04/20
AB Surveying  the  landscape  of  interventional  cardiology  today,  one  sees  a  mature  discipline  using  sophisticated  technology  and  techniques  that  are  backed  by  the  findings  of  rigorous  clinical  trials.  Many  advancements  have  occurred  in  the  field  since  the  first  angioplasty  performed  by  Andreas  Gruentzig  in  1977.  What  began  as  a  technique  to  treat  a  focal  stenosis  in  patients  with  stable  angina  by  physicians  who  performed  diagnostic  cardiac  catheterizations  has  progressed  to  complex  percutaneous  interventions  in  unstable  patients  by  highly  trained  and  experienced  operators.  The  work  in  coronary  interventions  also  served  as  a  catalyst  for  the  development  of  therapies  and  technology  to  treat  valvular  heart  disease  with  percutaneous  valve  replacement  and  repair.  Understanding  the  history  and  development  of  interventional  cardiology  provides  important  insight  and  perspective  to  appreciate  current  practices  as  well  as  provide  inspiration  for  future  advancement  of  the  field.