Kern's Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 8th Edition
Key Features
- Provides clear instructions on what to expect, what to avoid, and how to manage complications for every procedure you’ll encounter—including coverage of new techniques and technologies that affect virtually all aspects of familiar procedures
- Covers all the newest catheterization techniques for vascular closure and expansion of large-bore access procedures, including TAVR, ECMO, mitraclip, and TMVR
- Discusses key topics such as intracardiac echocardiography and intraprocedural imaging, management of complications with algorithms that expedite the approach to these patients, adjunctive hemodynamic support, and maintaining quality in the laboratory
- Emphasizes indications and contraindications for procedures in the context of a multidisciplinary heart team approach
- Includes numerous clear illustrations and a newly expanded video library to enhance your understanding of the material
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780443124938 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | Edited by Paul Sorajja, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Director, Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and Michael J Lim, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Co-Director, Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular CareDirector, Division of CardiologyProfessor of Internal MedicineJack Ford Shelby Endowed Professor of CardiologyDirector, Cardiac Catheterization LaboratoryDirector, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship ProgramsSt Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Copyright Year | 2026 |
| Edition Number | 8 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 111w x 187h (4.38" x 7.38") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 700 |
| Publication Date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |
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2. Arterial and Venous Access
3. Coronary Angiography and Ventriculography
4. Invasive Hemodynamics
5. Peripheral Artery Disease and Angiography
6. Interventional Cardiology Procedures
7. The Electrophysiology Laboratory and Electrophysiologic Procedures
8. High-Risk Cardiac Catheterization
9. Special Techniques
10. Intravascular Imaging
11. Optimizing Quality in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Appendices
A. Invasive Cardiovascular Examination and Procedures
B. Heart Diagrams
C. Functional Anatomy of the Heart
D. Tables of Units, Calculations, and Conversions
E. Radiologic Configuration of Prosthetic Heart Valves
F. Basic Electrocardiography
G. Methods for Common Drugs
"This is a comprehensive yet clear guide to cardiac catheterization. The expert authors present a learning platform and standardized book for interventionalists in training and practicing cardiologists." -Rikin Kadakia, Doctor of Medicine (Ochsner Clinic Foundation) Doody's Review
