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Coronary Balloon Angioplasty. Series in interventional cardiology
International Journal of Cardiology48 (1995)103
Book review
Coronary Balloon Angioplasty. Series in Interventional Cardiology Editors: R.E. Vlietstra, D.R. Holmes Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK, 1994; 495 pp; stg f57.50; ISBN O-86542-295-8 Coronary Balloon Angioplasty represents the fifth book in a seriesdevoted to interventional cardiology. The four preceding volumes cover coronary laser angioplasty, atherectomy, coronary restenosis and implantable defibrillators and there are planned volumes on coronary artery stents and IVUS. Although one might have expected a book on angioplasty to be the first in the series, the editors indicate that the purpose of this book is to provide an update on angioplasty, covering changes in the last 8 years, since they last published a book on the same subject in 1986. The current work representscontributions from 28 cardiologists, predominantly from the United States, particularly the Mayo clinic. The 495 page, 18 chapter book is divided into two parts; the first part, comprising twothirds of the book, deals with technology and the second part covers various techniques of balloon angioplasty. Considering this is a multi-author work, there is surpris-
ingly little repetition and overlap betweenchapters,which are concise and suitably referenced.Photographs of angiograms are fairly well reproduced. Part 1 describes in detail standard angioplasty equipment and also provides chapters on perfusion balloons and thermal angioplasty. New balloon designs, pharmacological adjuncts and haemostatic methods are also covered. Part 2 is shorter and includes complex angioplasty and complications of the procedure, and finishes with chapters on IVUS and the future of balloon angioplasty. Overall, the book is well written and the selectedtopics are well covered. However, I would have preferred greater mention of coronary artery stenting, if only a chapter, even though a book entirely devoted to the subject is planned for the future. With the current trends in interventional practice, it seemsa little artificial to separatethe two areas to such an extent since such overlap exists in clinical practice.
0167-5273/95/$09.50 0 1995ElsevierScienceIreland Ltd. All rights reserved
D. R. Holdright
The University College London Hospitals Mortimer St ’ London WIN SAA, UK
Book review
Coronary Balloon Angioplasty. Series in Interventional Cardiology Editors: R.E. Vlietstra, D.R. Holmes Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK, 1994; 495 pp; stg f57.50; ISBN O-86542-295-8 Coronary Balloon Angioplasty represents the fifth book in a seriesdevoted to interventional cardiology. The four preceding volumes cover coronary laser angioplasty, atherectomy, coronary restenosis and implantable defibrillators and there are planned volumes on coronary artery stents and IVUS. Although one might have expected a book on angioplasty to be the first in the series, the editors indicate that the purpose of this book is to provide an update on angioplasty, covering changes in the last 8 years, since they last published a book on the same subject in 1986. The current work representscontributions from 28 cardiologists, predominantly from the United States, particularly the Mayo clinic. The 495 page, 18 chapter book is divided into two parts; the first part, comprising twothirds of the book, deals with technology and the second part covers various techniques of balloon angioplasty. Considering this is a multi-author work, there is surpris-
ingly little repetition and overlap betweenchapters,which are concise and suitably referenced.Photographs of angiograms are fairly well reproduced. Part 1 describes in detail standard angioplasty equipment and also provides chapters on perfusion balloons and thermal angioplasty. New balloon designs, pharmacological adjuncts and haemostatic methods are also covered. Part 2 is shorter and includes complex angioplasty and complications of the procedure, and finishes with chapters on IVUS and the future of balloon angioplasty. Overall, the book is well written and the selectedtopics are well covered. However, I would have preferred greater mention of coronary artery stenting, if only a chapter, even though a book entirely devoted to the subject is planned for the future. With the current trends in interventional practice, it seemsa little artificial to separatethe two areas to such an extent since such overlap exists in clinical practice.
0167-5273/95/$09.50 0 1995ElsevierScienceIreland Ltd. All rights reserved
D. R. Holdright
The University College London Hospitals Mortimer St ’ London WIN SAA, UK