Techniques in Coronary Artery Stenting

1. Part I: Background of IVUS Imaging: Lessons Learned from IVUS about Interventional Procedures and Stenting in Particular 2. Predictors of Sub-Acute Stent Thrombosis 3. Angiographic and IVUS Predictors of Restenosis 4. A Summary of Current Stents 5. Physiologic Measurements of Lesion Severity to Guide Interventions 6. Part II: AntonioColombo's Approach to Different Lesion Stenting 7. Straightforward Lesions: Proximal Type A or B1 Lesions 8. Types of Stents, Bare Stenting vs SDS, Hoop Strength, Maximizing Results 9. Saphenous Vein Grafts 10. Diffuse Disease, Long Lesions 11. Small Vessels 12. Bifurcation Lesions 13. Ostial RCA 14. Left Main Disease: With or Without Bifurcation 15. Chronic Total Occlusions 16. Calcium and Thrombus 17. Complications: Dissections, No Flow, Rupture 18. In-Stent Restenosis 19. Stenting During Acute MI 20. The High Risk Patient: Poor LV Function, the Roles of IABP, CPS, Perfusion Balloon, Retroperfusion 21. Current Projects