Cardiac Catheterization and Imaging

IB Vijayalakshmi MD DM (Cardiology) DSc FICC FIAMS FIAE FCSI FICP FAMS FISH FRCP (London)Professor Emeritus, Former Head of Paediatric Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• SECTION 1: HISTORY AND BASICS OF CATHETERIZATION1. History of Transcatheter Interventions in Pediatric Cardiology2. History of Transcatheter Interventions in Adult Cardiology3. Radiation Safety and Contrast Agents4. Preparation for Cardiac Catheterization5. Percutaneous Vascular Access for Cardiac Catheterization6. Hardware in Catheterization LaboratorySECTION 2: HEMODYNAMICS7. Right and Left Heart Catheterization8. Cardiac Output and Vascular Resistance9. Shunt Calculations10. Hemodynamic Pressure Traces RecordingsSECTION 3: INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR VALVULAR HEART DISEASES11. Balloon Valvuloplasty for Pulmonary Stenosis12. Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis13. Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis14. Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Tricuspid Valve StenosisSECTION 4: INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR SHUNT LESIONS15. Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects16. Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale17. Device Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect18. Interventions in Patent Ductus Arteriosus19. Device Closure of Coronary Cameral Fistula20. Closure of Unusual Defects: Tunnels and Leaks21. Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease with Duct-dependent Pulmonary CirculationSECTION 5: INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR FETUS AND NEONATES22. Intrauterine Cardiac Interventions23. Neonatal Catheter InterventionsSECTION 6: INTERVENTIONS IN VESSELS24. Percutaneous Management of Aortic Coarctation25. Catheter Interventions for Pulmonary Artery Stenosis26. Peripheral Vascular Intervention27. Interventions in Superior and Inferior Vena Cava28. Endovascular Management of Inferior Vena Cava and Central Venous Obstruction29. Carotid Artery Interventions30. Interventions for Renal Artery Stenosis31. Challenges of Interventions in Takayasu's Arteritis32. Interventions in Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism33. Transcatheter Management of Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children and Adults34. Stents in the Management of Vascular Obstructive Lesions Associated with Congenital Heart DiseaseSECTION 7: CORONARY INTERVENTIONS35. Coronary Angiography36. Basics of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention37. Transcatheter Treatment of Non-ST-elevation and ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction38. Bifurcation Stenting39. Primary Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusion41. Left Main Coronary Artery Interventions42. Intervention in Calcific Coronary Artery: Cracking the Hard Nut43. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Saphenous Vein Grafts44. Interventions in Cardiogenic ShockSECTION 8: IMAGING45. Computed Tomography Angiogram and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiovascular Practice46. Role of Nuclear Medicine in Coronary Artery Disease47. Advanced Coronary Artery Imaging Modalities48. Echocardiography for Interventions in Structural Heart DiseaseSECTION 9: RECENT TECHNIQUES IN VALVULAR AND AORTIC DISEASES49. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation50. Percutaneous Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation51. Left Atrial Appendage Closure52. Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation53. Transcatheter Closure of Paravalvar Leaks54. Endovascular Management of Aortic Aneurysm and DissectionSECTION 10: INTERVENTIONS IN GROWN-UP CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE55. Current Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease56. Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease57. Postinterventional Follow-up in Adults with Congenital Heart DiseaseSECTION 11: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY58. Vascular Access and Catheters in Electrophysiology59. Electrophysiology: Basic Protocols and Study60. Interventions for Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias61. Catheter-based Interventions for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias62. Conventional Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Techniques