Cardiovascular Interventions in Clinical Practice

Until the publication of this exciting volume, new treatment modalities in the rapidly growing field of interventional cardiology were described based on individual research findings. Now, 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 represents a landmark in the field.

Jürgen Haase, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Red Cross Hospital Cardiology Center, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chairman Surgical Center, University Hospitals of Saarland, Director Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Horst Sievert, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, Sankt Katharinen, Director Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Ron Waksman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director Experimental Cardiology and Co-Director, Department of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, USA