Cardiovascular Intervention: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 2nd Edition

By: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

ISBN: 9780323873680

Publication Date: December 11, 2023

Reviewer: Jonathan Rzonzew, MD Candidate (Universidad San Francisco de Quito)

Description

This book is a multi-authored reference book encompassing cardiovascular interventional procedures. The editor is a top expert in cardiovascular and interventional medicine. Chapter contributors are specialized in their presented procedures, respectively. The first edition was published in 2015.

Purpose

The book provides a comprehensive guide aimed at providing clinicians with authoritative guidance on all aspects of heart and vascular catheterization and the latest imaging technologies, including peripheral and cerebrovascular intervention. The editor has fully updated this edition and it now serves as an ideal resource for practitioners at all experience levels, covering a range of topics from coronary artery interventions to congenital heart disease. The book details the proper methodology for the implementation of procedures and their facilitation through imaging technologies. Additionally, it compares different interventional approaches and their outcomes, and provides a detailed visual display of these procedures in action. The book’s objectives include a thorough explanation and representation of the nature of cardiovascular procedures, their technique, preferred setting, execution, and quality of results. These objectives are worthy in the rapidly advancing field of interventional medicine, and the way the book presents its content facilitates learning process and application.

Audience

The primary audience of this book is specialized interventional cardiologists, as well as physicians with expertise in endovascular procedures, and experts in interventional medicine. Physicians of all levels can benefit from the book. It meets the needs of its intended audience. The primary author is a top expert in cardiovascular and interventional medicine, considered a pioneer in the field of interventional cardiology and revolutionizing the expansion of knowledge in this area through his work and publications.

Features

The book is composed of seven sections, each subdivided into chapters. Section I covers the basis of interventional cardiology including its history, guidelines, and fundamental techniques. Section II focuses on coronary artery intervention, covering everything from percutaneous interventions, bypass grafting, and bifurcations, to lesion management and use of imaging aids.

Section III covers peripheral artery intervention. Section IV dives into cerebrovascular intervention. Section V includes venous intervention and includes a section on hemodialysis access. Section VI focuses on structural heart intervention, discussing valvuloplasty and valve replacement procedures, as well as intervention for congenital structural heart abnormalities such as PFO, ASD, and VSD. Finally, section VII discusses congenital heart disease with its main focus on cardiovascular interventions for chronic diseases such as pulmonary hypertension, aortic coarctation, and anomalous vascular connections.

The text is exceptional in its content considering its wide array of coverage regarding interventions not only in the anatomical heart and coronary artery but also of the vascular system as a whole, including peripheral and cerebrovascular systems. The index and glossary are appropriate and facilitate rapid review of a specific section of the text if needed. The book provides the most updated advancements in cardiovascular intervention and thus is flawless in the topics covered.

Assessment

The quality of this book is remarkable. It offers the latest advances in the field, covering the full spectrum of cardiovascular interventions. It is enriched with high-quality illustrations, procedural videos, and an accessible ebook version that enhances the learning experience, making it a valuable resource for specialists and physicians of all levels. This revised edition provides a display of the most recent technological advancements and their potential for use in cardiovascular intervention and the improvement of procedures and patient results. The replacement of the previous edition was fundamental as this is a field of light-speed progression. The changes seen in interventional procedures in the almost decade that has passed since the previous edition are enormous.

©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Jonathan Rzonzew, MD Candidate (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), Doody’s Score: 97 – 5 Stars!

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