The cath lab ends at discharge. The care does not.
From the 12-lead to the cath lab and back to your office: coronary maps, STEMI clocks, stents, valves and devices, with interactive figures, memory hooks and 35 self-assessment questions.
From the 12-lead to the cath lab and back
Written for the physician who hears the chest pain first and manages the heart for the rest of the patient's life.
- 01
Plumbing 101: The Coronary Map
Three pipes, one pump, and the twelve ECG windows that show you which artery is closing.
- 02
Code STEMI: Time Is Muscle
The reperfusion clock and the drugs you can give before the paramedics arrive, with a reperfusion decision tool.
- 03
Behind the Lead Apron
What happens in the catheterization laboratory, how a stent is placed, and how to prepare your patient for it.
- 04
Life After the Stent
Dual antiplatelet therapy, secondary prevention, surgery and the return to ordinary life, with a DAPT planner.
- 05
Red Flags and Rescue
The complications that walk into a family practice after PCI, matched to when they appear.
- 06
Beyond the Stent
TAVI, TEER, left atrial appendage closure, PFO closure and devices, at a glance.
Read the first chapter free in the interactive reader
Tap an artery to see its ECG territory, test a reperfusion decision, plan a DAPT course, and check yourself with five questions at the end of every chapter.
An educational resource, not a substitute for clinical judgment, local protocols or current product monographs.