Interventional operators generally expect complications when the coronary anatomy is tortuous; however, it is normal anatomy with what appear angiographically as 'regular' lesions that can cause great difficulty and additional morbidity. Drs Colombo's and Stankovic's team of first-rate, globally-recognized interventional cardiologists offer advice

In this volume, a team of globally-recognized interventional cardiologists offer experienced-based advice on how to overcome a variety of complications both in the coronary anatomy as well as the carotid and renal arteries. Topics include prevention and treatment of procedural complications, bifurcation lesion stenting, calcified and undilatable lesions, and management of coronary thrombotic lesions. The book also examines saphenous vein grafts and arterial conduits, intravascular ultrasound in the drug-eluting stent era, and MRI of ischemic heart disease with discussion of perfusion, viability, and coronary artery imaging.