Manual of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions: A Step-by-Step Approach - Softcover

Brilakis, Emmanouil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124201296 ISBN 13: 9780124201293

Publisher: Academic Press, 2013

Synopsis

Manual of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions: A Step-by-Step Approach is a practical, easy to read reference for coronary chronic total occlusion interventions (CTO). Written by recognized national and international experts in the field, this reference compiles the steps necessary to preform, pitfalls to watch out for, and troubleshooting needed for coronary chronic total occlusion interventions (CTO).

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Review:

Case-oriented and easy to read reference with illustrations and step-by-step guidance for CTO interventions.

About the Author:

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI Dr. Brilakis is Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at VA North Texas Healthcare System and an Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. After graduating from Lycee Leonin de Patissia, Dr. Brilakis received his medical degree from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He trained in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology at the Mayo Clinic. He also completed a Masters in Clinical Research at the Mayo Clinic and a PhD in Clinical Research at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Dr. Brilakis is leading a very active clinical trial team that investigates the percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions, prevention and treatment of saphenous vein graft disease, intracoronary imaging, and antiplatelet treatment optimization post coronary stenting. He has authored or co-authored over 230 manuscripts and receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and industry. He is a reviewer for several journals and grant agencies and is lecturing and proctoring at several institutions in the United States and abroad.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0124201296
• ISBN 13: 9780124201293
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366