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.

Preface v Foreword vii Dedication ix Contributors xi Reviewers xv 1. Introduction by Kenneth A. Gorski 1 2. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology by Jeff Davis 7 3. Electrocardiology and Rhythm Interpretation by Neil E. Holtz 29 4. Radiography by Murray Crichton 61 5. Contrast Media by Charles C. Barbiere 81 6. Cardiac Computer Tomography by J. David Wilson 91 7. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Sandy Watson 99 8. Asepsis in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory by Brenda Ridley 107 9. Cath Lab Staff Duties by Jeff Hunter 119 10. Nursing Care of the Interventional Cardiac Procedure Patient by Marsha Holton 131 11. Diagnostic Catheterization by Carl F. Moxey 143 12. Hemodynamics by Jeff Davis 163 13. Intravascular Ultrasound by Kenneth A. Gorski 187 14. Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Sandy Watson 201 15. Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty by Kenneth A. Gorski 211 16. Intravascular Stents by Kenneth A. Gorski 227 17. Distal Embolization Protection by Corissa Pederson 239 18. Athrectomy and Thrombectomy by Kenneth A. Gorski 245 19. Cardiac Defect Closure Devices by Sandy Watson 257 20. Septal Alcohol Ablation by Sandy Watson 267 21. Percutaneous Valve Commissurotomy, Repair, and Replacement by Rena L. Silver 271 22. Endomyocardial Biopsy by Arlene Ewan 293 23. Electrophysiology by Henry L. Blair 303 24. Cardiac Pacing by Lezlie Bridge 323 25. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators by Phyllis J. Gustafson 365 26. Hemostasis and Vascular Closure Devices by Thomas H. Maloney 393 27. Pediatric Interventional Cardiology by Loren D. Brown 413 28. Percutaneous Carotid Angiography and Intervention by Sharon Holloway 433 29. Renal Artery Interventions by Brenda McCulloch 441 30. Lower Extremity Angiography and Intervention by Charles C. Barbiere 453 31. Endovascular Abdominal Aneursym Repair by Matin Ghorbati 463 32. Foreign Body Retrieval by Sandy Watson 471 33. Emergencies in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory by Charles C. Barbiere 477 34. Defibrillation and Resynchronization by Ilcias G. Vargas 491 35. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and Other Cardiac Assist Devices by Brenda McCulloch 497 36. Balloon Pericardotomy by Sharon Holloway 513 37. Temporary Cardiac Pacing by Patrick Hoier 517 38. Cardiac Pharmacology by Ryan Bickel 535 39. Cardiovascular Research by Leslie C. Sweet 557 Glossary 573 Index 601