Chapter 1. A patient-centered approach
- A patient-centered approach intro
- Deciding who should have percutaneous coronary intervention
- Considering patient-specific factors
- Administering periprocedural medications
- Obtaining patient consent
- Considering vascular access sites
- A patient-centered approach quiz
Chapter 2. Getting back to basics
- Getting back to basics intro
- Reviewing coronary anatomy
- Identifying lesion severity
- Diagnosing special lesion types
- Making a plan
- Getting back to basics quiz
Chapter 3. Basic tools of the trade
- Basic tools of the trade intro
- Selecting a guide catheter
- Selecting a guidewire
- Selecting a balloon
- Choosing a coronary stent
- Using miscellaneous kit
- Basic tools of the trade quiz
Chapter 4. Performing percutaneous coronary intervention
- Performing percutaneous coronary intervention intro
- Obtaining femoral artery access
- Accessing the radial artery
- Troubleshooting radial access
- Seating the guide catheter
- Wiring the lesion
- Loading a balloon and pre-dilatation
- Selecting a stent
- Positioning a stent
- Deploying a stent and post-dilatation
- Assessing success
- Removing arterial sheaths safely
- Performing percutaneous coronary intervention quiz
Chapter 5. Assessing intermediate lesions
- Assessing intermediate lesions intro
- Defining an intermediate lesion
- Using a pressure wire
- Performing a pressure wire study
- Assessing intermediate lesions quiz
Chapter 6. Complex lesions
- Complex lesions intro
- Dealing with branches and bends
- Performing provisional stenting and T and protrusion
- Utilizing the proximal optimization technique and kissing balloons
- Employing dedicated bifurcation techniques
- Managing calclfied vessels
- Evaluating left main stem disease
- Defining and treating a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO)
- Complex lesions quiz
Chapter 7. Common procedural complications
- Common procedural complications intro
- Recognizing and treating acute no-reflow
- Managing acute side branch occlusion
- Classifying and managing coronary dissection
- Classifying and managing coronary perforation
- Dealing with stent loss
- Managing arterial access complications
- Using the miscellaneous kit
- Common procedural complications quiz
Chapter 8. Post-procedure monitoring
- Post-procedure monitoring intro
- Caring for patients post-intervention
- Treating post-intervention hypotension
- Evaluating for visual or neurologic complications
- Discharging patients on the appropriate medical therapy
- Post-procedure monitoring quiz
- Percutanteous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Essentials outro