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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 212. Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Indications, Contraindications, and Complications: Access document
  - Techniques
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Right Heart Catheterization: Access document
    - Left Heart Catheterization: Access document
  - Cardiac Angiography
    - Left Ventriculography: Access document
    - Aortography: Access document
    - Coronary Angiography: Access document
    - Postprocedure Care: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part II - Examination of the Patient: Access document
  - Chapter 17 - Cardiac Catheterization: Access document
    - Indications for Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization: Access document
    - Technical Aspects of Cardiac Catheterization: Access document
      - Introduction: Access document
      - Catheterization Laboratory Protocol: Access document
      - Techniques: Access document
    - Hemodynamic Data: Access document
      - Pressure Measurements: Access document
      - Cardiac Output Measurements: Access document
      - Evaluation of Valvular Stenosis: Access document
      - Measurement of Intraventricular Pressure Gradients: Access document
      - Shunt Determinations: Access document
    - Adjunctive Diagnostic Techniques: Access document
      - Coronary Pressure and Blood Flow Determinations: Access document
      - Left Ventricular Electromechanical Mapping: Access document
      - Intracardiac Echocardiography: Access document
    - Complications Associated with Cardiac Catheterization: Access document
    - Contrast Media-Induced Nephropathy: Access document
    - References: Access document
- Part VI - Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
  - Chapter 52 - Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Historical Perspective: Access document
    - Balloon Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Access document
    - Coronary Atherectomy: Access document
    - Catheter-Based Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy: Access document
    - Distal Embolic Protection Devices: Access document
    - Total Occlusion-Crossing Devices: Access document
    - Coronary Stents: Access document
    - Clinical Outcomes and Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Access document
      - Late Clinical Outcome: Access document
      - In-Stent Restenosis: Access document
    - Radiation Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis: Access document
    - Vascular Closure Devices: Access document
    - Anticoagulation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Access document
      - Aspirin: Access document
      - Thienopyridine Derivatives: Access document
      - Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors: Access document
    - Unfractionated Heparin: Access document
      - Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin: Access document
      - Direct Thrombin Inhibitors: Access document
    - Pharmacological Approaches to Restenosis: Access document
    - Drug-Eluting Stents: Access document
      - Sirolimus: Access document
      - Paclitaxel: Access document
      - Other Drug Elution Programs: Access document
    - Indications for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Access document
      - Asymptomatic Patients or Those with Mild Angina: Access document
      - Patients with Moderate to Severe Angina: Access document
      - Patients with Unstable Angina or Non-ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction: Access document
    - Options for Medical Therapy or Coronary Revascularization: Access document
      - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Medical Therapy: Access document
      - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Access document
      - Patients Without Options for Revascularization: Access document
    - Percutaneous Valvuloplasty: Access document
      - Mitral Valvuloplasty: Access document
      - Aortic Valvuloplasty: Access document
    - Training Standards and Proficiency in Interventional Cardiology: Access document
    - References: Access document
    - Guidelines: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention: Access document
      - Institutional And Operator Competence: Access document
      - Indications: Access document
      - Adjunctive Technologies: Access document
      - Management Issues: Access document
      - References: Access document
Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 7 - Principles, Techniques and Complications of Angiography: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Arteriography: Access document
    - Technique: Access document
    - Complications: Access document
  - Venography: Access document
    - Technique: Access document
    - Complications: Access document
    - Lower Limb Venography: Access document
    - Upper Limb Venography: Access document
    - Pelvic Venography: Access document
    - Gonadal Venography: Access document
    - Venous Access Techniques: Access document
  - Interventional Vascular Techniques: Access document
    - Disobliteration Techniques: Access document
    - Intravascular Ultrasound: Access document
    - Percutaneous Angioscopy: Access document
    - Embolization Techniques: Access document
    - Foreign Body Retrieval: Access document
    - Inferior Vena Caval Filter Insertion: Access document
  - References: Access document
Cohen and Powderly: Infectious Diseases 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Section 2 - Syndromes by Body System
  - Chapter 57 - Infections of Vascular Devices: Access document
    - Infections of Percutaneous Intravascular Devices: Access document
    - Infections of Arterial Grafts: Access document
    - References: Access document
Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part VIII - Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
  - Chapter 54 - Catheterization and Angiography: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - [Catheterization and Angiography]: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
  - Chapter 70 - Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - [Percutaneous Coronary Interventions]: Access document
    - Grade A: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 14 - Procedures and Interpretation of Results: Access document
  - Central Venous Access: Access document
Cheng-Zaas: The Osler Medical Handbook 1st Ed. - 2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 2 - Procedures: Access document
  - Radial Arterial Line: Access document
  - Central Line Placement: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 40 - Central Venous Line Infections: Access document
Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 64 - Myocardial Revascularization: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Indications for Myocardial Revascularization in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease: Access document
  - Surgical Revascularization: Access document
  - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Access document
  - Experimental Techniques: Access document
Sabiston: Textbook of Surgery 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 62 - Endovascular Surgery: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Vascular Access: Access document
  - Guide Wires and Catheters: Access document
  - Balloon Catheters: Access document
  - Intravascular Stents and Endoprostheses: Access document
  - Image-Guided Therapy: Access document
  - Selected References: Access document
  - References: Access document
MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
- Chapter 198. Diagnostic Cardiovascular Procedures: Table of contents
  - General: Access document
  - Invasive Procedures: Access document
    - Peripheral Venous Catheterization: Access document
    - Central Venous Catheterization: Access document
    - Arterial Catheterization: Access document
      - Pulmonary Artery Catheterization: Access document
    - Cardiac Catheterization: Access document
      - Angiocardiography: Access document
      - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Access document
Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Cardiac Catheterization (Left Heart): Access document
- Swan-Ganz Catheterization: Access document
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Access document
Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging (Yale University): Table of contents
- Imaging Technology: Table of contents
  - Coronary Angiography: Table of contents

Emergency Medicine Resources See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )

Chapter 22 - Central Venous Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure Monitoring: Access document
- Central Venous Catheterization: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Background: Access document
  - Indications: Access document
  - Contraindications: Access document
  - Anatomy: Access document
  - Technique and Equipment: Access document
  - Specific Vessel Access Techniques: Access document
  - Catheter Passage Technique: Access document
  - Special Considerations for the Femoral and Smaller Vessels: Access document
  - Assessing Line Placement: Access document
  - Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Access: Access document
  - Complications: Access document
  - Conclusion: Access document
- Central Venous Pressure Measurement: Access document
- Conclusion: Access document
- References: Access document
Chapter 23 - Venous Cutdown: Access document
- Introduction: Access document
- Indications: Access document
- Contraindications: Access document
- Anatomy: Access document
- Equipment: Access document
- Technique: Access document
- Modified Cutdown Technique: Access document
- Complications: Access document
- Conclusion: Access document
- References: Access document
Chapter 25 - Indwelling Vascular Devices: Emergency Access and Management: Access document
- Introduction: Access document
- Historical Perspective: Access document
- Indwelling Venous Access Devices (VADs): Access document
- Accessing VADs In The Emergency Department: Access document
- Complications of VADs: Access document
- Aftercare Instructions: Access document
- Summary: Access document
- Acknowledgement: Access document
- References: Access document

Pediatrics Resources See also General Pediatrics Resources

Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners 4th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 7 - Invasive Procedures: Access document
  - Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography: Access document
  - Catheter Intervention Procedures: Access document
Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part 19 - The Cardiovascular System
  - Section 2 - Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System
    - Chapter 416 - Laboratory Evaluation: Access document

Geriatrics Resources See also General Geriatrics Resources

Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
- Chapter 84. Diagnostic Evaluation: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - History and Physical Examination: Access document
  - Diagnostic Procedures: Access document
    - Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography: Access document

Radiology Resources See also General Radiology Resources

Radiology (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Central Venous Access: Access document
- Basic Fluid Dynamics Principles - Application to Percutaneous Intervention: Access document
- Embolization, Hemorrhage: Access document
- Embolization, Vascular Lesions: Access document
- Vascular and Solid Organ Trauma - Interventional Radiology: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part VI - Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
  - Chapter 52 - Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention: Access document
    - Guidelines: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention: Access document
      - Institutional And Operator Competence: Access document
      - Indications: Access document
      - Adjunctive Technologies: Access document
      - Management Issues: Access document
      - References: Access document
American Heart Association: Homepage
- Scientific Statements: List of documents
  - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy in Women (2005): Access document
  - ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Summary Article (2004): Access document (PDF)
  - Management of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization (2003): Access document
  - ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines) (2001): Executive summary | Full text
  - American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion (2000): Access document
  - ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (1999): Executive summary
  - Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Update on Applications for Extracranial Arteries (1999): Access document
  - ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Angiography (1999): Executive summary | Full text
  - Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty (1998): Access document
  - Pediatric Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization (1998): Access document
MD Consult Practice Guidelines: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Angioplasty: List of documents
National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
- Heart Catheterization (MeSH browse): List of documents
- Catheterization (Keyword search): List of documents
- Angiography (MeSH browse): List of documents
- Angiography (Keyword search): List of documents

News Resources

Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
- Cardiology News: List of documents
  - Catheterization (Keyword search): List of documents
  - Angiography (Keyword search): List of documents
MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Cardiology)

Miscellaneous Catheterization Clinical Resources

HealthWeb: Homepage
- Cardiology: Table of contents
  - Educational Resources: List of documents
  - Electronic Journals: List of documents
  - Continuing Education: List of documents
  - Associations: List of documents
  - Discussion Groups: List of documents
  - Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
Additional Heart Diseases resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
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