Evolution of Cardiac Interventions: From Traditional Surgery to Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Strategies
摘要
Evolution in the management of cardiovascular pathologies has followed an accelerated path linked to the progress of imaging modalities and material engineering that have adopted novel applications. A bird’s-eye view is presented to address current trends in the management of different cardiac pathologies, while illustrating the benefits of having various modalities customized to individual clinical scenarios.