Interventional Cardiology

The aim of fetal pericardiocentesis is to reduce the risk of pulmonary hypoplasia, the development of cardiac tamponade and fetal hydrops, and in some cases to allow fetal lung maturity, improving fetal extraction with a better haemodynamic and respiratory condition.

Echocardiography has an important role in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who require transcatheter valvular interventions.

Stent thrombosis (ST) is uncommon yet constitutes the most feared complication following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Congenital heart disease represents the most prevalent birth defect, and surgical and interventional advances have translated to a burgeoning adult…

Early discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) has been identified as a risk factor for late stent thrombosis after the implantation of…

Bifurcation coronary lesions still represent a challenge for interventional cardiologists.

Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains a challenging prospect for many interventional cardiologists.

In recent decades, tremendous medical advances have been made. Therapeutic cardiac catheterisation for repair of congenital heart defects has become the…