8.3 IVUS measurements pre‐intervention in a non‐stented artery. The p...Figure 8.4 A pure soft or hypoechoic plaque is uncommon because atherosclero...Figure 8.5 Diagnostic intravascular ultrasound was performed to assess the a...Figure 8.6 This patient presented with a STEMI a complex left anterior (lesi...Figure 8.7 An eccentric, calcific, and small plaque accumulation leading to ...Figure 8.8 Diagnostic IVUS was performed to assess this angiographic filling...Figure 8.9 This patient underwent a previous PCI with DES implantation of a ...Figure 8.10 This young, female patient presented with STEMI and type 4 SCAD ...Figure 8.11 This patient presented with restenosis at follow‐up after stent ...9 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Frequent artifacts in optical coherence tomography imaging. (a) S...Figure 9.2 Plaque characterization with optical coherence tomography. (a) No...Figure 9.3 Plaque classification algorithm by optical coherence tomography (...Figure 9.4 Optical coherence tomography in coronary interventions. (a) Strut...Figure 9.5a Baseline angiogram of the the right coronary system shown on the...Figure 9.5b OCT following stent implantation with stent rendering on the lon...Figure 9.5c Final angiogram of the RCA following PCI is shown in the left im...Figure 9.6a OCT cross‐section demonstrates a protruding nodule with an MLA o...Figure 9.6b OCT of the proximal LAD revealed a lesion with an MLA of 3.55mm2Figure 9.6c OCT proximal to the bifurcation demonstrates a calcified lesion ...Figure 9.6d OCT at the bifurcation of the LAD and 1st diagonal branch. It is...Figure 9.6e OCT following stent implantation demonstrating optimal stent exp...Figure 9.7 A 39‐year‐old man was admitted with unstable angina. Angiography ...Figure 9.8 Angiography at baseline without significant stenosis (a). Angiogr...Figure 9.9 Intravascular near‐infrared fluorescence molecular imaging of pla...
10 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 (a) Severe stenosis in the proximal RCA on CTA with high‐risk CT...Figure 10.2 (a) Post‐TAVR, a bioprosthetic valve is seen in aortic position,...Figure 10.3 (a) Early and (b) delayed contrast‐enhanced images of the left a...Figure 10.4 (a) and (c) diffuse LGE in the ventricles and atria. Classic fin...Figure 10.5 (a) Sinus venosus ASD with the right upper pulmonary vein draini...
11 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Suggested stepwise strategy for long term anti‐ischemic drug the...Figure 11.2 Approach for the initial diagnostic management of patients with ...Figure 11.3 Main diagnostic pathways in symptomatic patients with suspected ...
12 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Advantages and disadvantages or high sensitivity cardiac troponi...Figure 12.2 Algorithm for managing NSTE‐ACS patients and determining the tim...Figure 12.3 American and European guidelines on optimal DAPT duration in ACS...
13 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 Challenging angiographic assessment of disease severity. On the ...Figure 15.2 Provisional versus two‐stent technique. On the top (a) (RAO 20‐C...
14 Chapter 16Figure 16.1 Coronary bifurcation anatomy, flow characteristics and plaque di...Figure 16.2 Example of provisional strategy for distal left main stem trifur...Figure 16.3 Stepwise provisional SB stenting strategy. Panel (a) MV stenting...Figure 16.4 Proximal optimization technique. Panel (a) Large middle image – ...Figure 16.5 Two stent techniques. Panel (a) T stenting technique, Panel (b) ...
15 Chapter 17Figure 17.1 Heart Team decision‐making process in patients with multivessel ...
16 Chapter 18Figure 18.1 The basic features of a chronic total coronary occlusion (a and ...Figure 18.2 Bilateral contrast injection is essential for control of the wir...Figure 18.3 Proximal LAD occlusion with tapered entry (a). The tip shape for...Figure 18.4 Proximal RCA occlusion with two side branches (a). Perforation o...Figure 18.5 (a) Proximal RCA occlusion with a long intracoronary channel (sp...Figure 18.6 A proximal RCA occlusion with side branch and no visible entry (...Figure 18.7 Typical example of parallel wire approach: the first wire Gaia 2...Figure 18.8 Dual‐lumen catheter (DLC) application. Occlusion of the mid left...Figure 18.9 StingRay catheter application. Long occlusion of the left circum...Figure 18.10 The procedural steps of a retrograde approach. A proximal RCA o...
17 Chapter 19Figure 19.1 Schematic representation of common insertion sites of proximal a...
18 Chapter 20Figure 20.1 (a) Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images demonstrating good...Figure 20.2 (a) A FFR wire advanced beyond two sequential lesions (1 and 2) ...Figure 20.3 (a) 90° angulation in the vessel has set up a condition for wire...Figure 20.4 (a) Representation of a tortuous vessel. (b) After wiring of the...Figure 20.5 (a) A severely tortuous right coronary artery with severe lesion...
19 Chapter 21Figure 21.1 Morphologic pattern of restenosis across different stent generat...Figure 21.2 Algorithm for the treatment of drug‐eluting stent (DES) restenos...
20 Chapter 22Figure 22.1 Left Ventricular Support During High Risk PCI: LVEF and Lesion C...Figure 22.2 Cardiosense intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) console. (Device: C...Figure 22.3 Portable veno‐arterial extra‐corporeal membrane support with oxy...
21 Chapter 23Figure 23.1 Rotablator system with burrs, console, Rotalink system. (a) A si...Figure 23.2 RotaPRO™ system highlighting the power on/off button on the adva...Figure 23.3 RotaPRO™ Display Console: (a) digital display console includes t...Figure 23.4 Excimer coronary laser atherectomy (ECLA). (a) Mechanism of acti...Figure 23.5 Diamondback 360o Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS): (a) The OAS c...Figure 23.6 (a) Coronary Intravascular Lithoplasty (CIL) Balloon (Shockwave ...
22 Chapter 24Figure 24.1 Two examples of stent thrombosis. Panels a1, b1 show the variabl...Figure 24.2 The preparation of a thrombus aspiration catheter (Export Advanc...Figure
