Handbook of Complications during Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions

Eric Eeckhout graduated in 1984 from the medical school of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. He was trained as a cardiologist with particular interest for interventional cardiology till 1991 at the University Hospital of this medical school. From 1991 on, he joined the cardiology division of the University Hospital CHUV in Lausanne where he became director of the catheterization laboratory in 1999. His academic affiliation is associate professor of cardiology at the medical school of the University of Lausanne. His clinical interests are situated in the broad field of interventional cardiology : valvular heart disease, percutaneous treatment of congenital heart disease in the adult, acute coronary syndromes, coronary physiology. He has a particular interest for the topic of complications during coronary intervention. In this respect, he co-founded and pursued the coronary complications course in Lausanne from 1998 on. He is a member of the congress programme committee of the European society of cardiology and member of the focus committee.

• INTRODUCTION. More Than 25 Years of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions: A Historical Perspective. PATIENT PREPARATION AND SELECTION. Optimal Patient Preparation and Selection to Avoid Complications. Optimal Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy, Prevention and Management of Thrombotic Complications. Femoral Vascular Access and Vascular Bleeding Complications. Specific Complications of the Radial Approach: How to Avoid Them. DURING THE PROCEDURE. Abrupt Vessel Closure and No-Reflow. Management of Stent Loss and Foreign Body Retrieval. Coronary Perforation: Incidence, Predictive Factors, Management and Prevention. DEVICE RELATED COMPLICATIONS.How to Perform Optimal Atherectomy. Embolic Protection Devices and Complications During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Management and Prevention of Complications During Specific Interventions: Intravascular Ultrasound, Intracoronary Doppler. Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the High-Risk Patient. SPECIFIC ISSUES. How to Prevent and Manage Complications During Primary PCI. Chronic Total Occlusion: Potentials for Serious Adverse Events. Left Main Interventions: Treatment of Serious Potential Complications. Specific Concerns to Improve the Safety of Drug-Eluting Stents. GENERAL ISSUES. The ABC and D of Cardiac Resuscitation in the Cath Lab. Cardiac Arrhythmias Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Management and Prevention. Renal Complications After Percutaneous Intervention: Cholesterol Embolism and Contrast Nephropathy. NON CORONARY CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS. Complications of Percutaneous Valve Interventions. Complications During Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial and Ventricular Septum Defects.WORDS OF WISDOM. The Ten Commandments for the Young Interventional Cardiologist. Ten Golden Rules for Avoiding Complications During PCI