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Welcome to PCIpedia.org. This wiki-based PCI course and -textbook is designed for especially for cardiology residents and intervention cardiologists. PCIpedia.org is not intended as a patient information site. Visit this site to learn about percutaneous coronary interventions.

The PCI course Go to the Cardiac catherization course Introduction Preparation Radiation hygiene Indications and contra-indications for right sided cardiac catheterization Techniques of left sided catheterization Coronary anatomy Coronary anomalies Miscellaneous Indications and contra-indications for right sided cardiac catheterization Techniques of right sided catheterization Anatomy Congenital heart disease Temporary Image Repository

The PCI Textbook Browse the illustrated PCI Textbook Preparing PCI a. Atherosclerosis and vascular biology b. Antiplatlet and antithrombotic agents c. Other medication d. Intravascular contrast agents e. Guiding catheter selection f. Guidewire selection g. Embolic protection h. Anatomy and physiology a. QCA b. Intravascular ultrasound c. Optical coherence tomography d. Coronary physiology e. 3. Management of hemodynamic stress a. Medication b. IABP c. IMPELLA 4. Indication for PCI a. Elective PCI b. PCI for NSTEMI/ ACS c. PCI for STEMI d. Rescue PCI and facilitated PCI 5. Type of PCI a. Balloon angioplasty b. Bare metal stents c. Drug eluting stent d. Drug elutoing ballon e. Bioabsorble stent f. Rotational atherectomy g. Cutting ballon h. Directional coronary atherectomy i. laserangioplasty 6. Type of anatomy a. Single vessel PCI b. Ostial lesions c. Bifurcations d. Long lesions e. Diffuse disease f. Chronic total occlusions g. Main stem h. Saphenous vein grafts 7. Management of periprocedural complications 8. Closure devices 9. Late complications 10. Valvuloplasty a. Ballon valvuloplasty b. PAVI c. Mitral valve insufficiency 11. PFO closure 12. Septal ablation 13. Peripheral intervention Introduction Angiography techniques Standard imaging views Coronary anomalies

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