Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel, Third Edition

Completely revised and updated, Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel, Third Edition is the first and only book written specifically by and for nurses and technicians! Topics include ECG interpretation, intracardiac pressure measurement, radiography, intracoronary Doppler, intravascular ultrasound, duties of technical staff, angiography and cardiac catheterization, PTCA, stents, atherectomy, laser, nursing care, valvuloplasty and balloon pericardiotomy, electrophysiology, cardiac pacing, endomyocardial biopsy, foreign body retrieval, pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiac pharmacology, and cath lab emergencies.