Cardiology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatorysystem. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary arterydisease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in thisfield of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists arepediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are calledcardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery. This book is directedprimarily towards health care professionals. This book has been prepared by professionals working. Itcovers the basic principles and practice of interventional cardiology, written specifically for the generalcardiologist. Designed to facilitate easy access to key information, it contains numerous illustrations,diagrams, graphs, and charts. The entire spectrum of interventional cardiology is covered in an easy-toread format.