chapter Preface -- chapter 1 Who should not go to the cathlab? -- chapter 2 Radiation safety in the catheterization laboratory -- chapter 3 Current use of antiplatelet agents -- chapter 4 Complications and how to deal with them -- chapter 5 Vascular access -- chapter 6 Basic coronary angiography: techniques, tools and troubleshooting -- chapter 7 Right heart catheterization and hemodynamic profiles -- chapter 8 Balloon angioplasty -- chapter 9 Coronary stenting -- chapter 10 Ablative techniques in coronary intervention -- chapter 11 Treatment of complex angioplasty subsets -- chapter 12 Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction -- chapter 13 The role of distal protection devices -- chapter 14 Pathophysiology of restenosis -- chapter 15 Pharmacological treatment of restenosis -- chapter 16 Mechanical treatment of in-stent restenosis -- chapter 17 Restenosis and brachytherapy -- chapter 18 Drug-eluting stents -- chapter 19 Intravascular ultrasound -- chapter 20 Physiological assessment of coronary circulation using pressure and Doppler guidewires -- chapter 21 Invasive imaging of vulnerable plaque -- chapter 22 Noninvasive coronary imaging with multislice spiral computed tomography -- chapter 23 Myogenesis: an update on muscle regeneration -- chapter 24 Circulatory assist devices -- chapter 25 Groin closure devices -- chapter 26 Stent retrieval -- chapter 27 Percutaneous atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale closure and patent ductus arteriosus closure -- chapter 28 Carotid and peripheral angiography and intervention -- chapter 29 The importance of echocardiography to the interventionalist -- chapter 30 Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.