Chapter 10
Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
John D. R. Thomson FRCP, MD,
Shakeel A. Qureshi FRCP, MD,
John D. R. Thomson FRCP, MD
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
Search for more papers by this authorShakeel A. Qureshi FRCP, MD
King's College London, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorJohn D. R. Thomson FRCP, MD,
Shakeel A. Qureshi FRCP, MD,
John D. R. Thomson FRCP, MD
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
Search for more papers by this authorShakeel A. Qureshi FRCP, MD
King's College London, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):James H. Moller MD,
Julien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP,
James H. Moller MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 13 January 2012
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Equipment for cardiac catheterization in congenital heart disease
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Diagnostic catheterization
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Angiography
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Contrast media
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Angiographic projections (Table 10.1)
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3D Rotational angiography
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Hemodynamic calculations
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Therapeutic cardiac catheterization
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Occlusion devices
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Hybrid procedures
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References
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