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<p>Packed with useful information, <i>The Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 4th Edition</i>, by Drs. Morton J. Kern, Michael J. Lim, and Paul Sorajja, is the perfect hands-on resource for physicians, nurses, and technicians who need to understand and perform these complex procedures. <b>Easy-to-read text, hundreds of clear images, and narrated videos from Dr. Kern</b> ensure that health care workers at all levels have quick access to easily accessible guidelines on procedures and patient care.</p> Features <b>a wealth of quick-reference tables, and more than 500 images</b> – making this handbook a must-have reference for physicians and staff members in every cath lab. <p> Includes a chapter dedicated to <b>interventional pharmacology. </b> Includes <b>new content</b> on correction of mitral regurgitation with Mitra ClipTM, enhanced coverage of aortic valve stenosis with TAVR, expansion of biodegradable and drug-eluting stents, enhanced descriptions of lesion assessment, chronic total occlusion intervention, and radial access approach to intervention. <p> Covers <b>the latest treatment</b> of mitral valve regurgitation and mitral stenosis, <b>new procedural enhancements</b> for the treatment of aortic valve stenosis, and chronic total occlusion intervention technique updates. </p></p>