This module covers how to plan for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and the impact of planning on the other 13 steps of PCI

Understand the importance of the pre-procedure checklist

Describe how to plan for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention

Understand the impact of planning on the other 13 steps of PCI.


1. Planning - Manual of PCI

MedShr Interventional Cardiology Group

Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) - Part A: The Steps

Learning series based on the first 14 chapters of the Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions by Dr Emmanouil (Manos) Brilakis MD PhD covering the steps of PCI

Fatima Nawrozzadeh

This module covers the pharmacology and the different classes of medications necessary for cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)

3. Pharmacology - Manual of PCI

This module covers the important aspects of monitoring required during percutaneous coronary interventions

2. Monitoring - Manual of PCI

This module covers the the access sites for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)

4. Access - Manual of PCI

This module covers engagement of the coronary arteries and aorto-coronary bypass grafts for performing angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, including potential challenges and complications

5. Engagement - Manual of PCI

This module covers how to perform coronary and bypass graft angiography and how to interpret the coronary angiogram, delivered as part of the series on the Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

6. Angiography - Manual of PCI

This module covers how to determine the target lesion in patients with stable angina and in acute coronary syndrome, delivered as part of the series on the Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

7. Determine target lesion(s) - Manual of PCI

This module covers all aspects related to wiring or guidewire insertion during the PCI procedure, delivered as part of the series on the Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

8. Wiring (Guidewire) - Manual of PCI

This module covers all aspects related to lesion preparation during the PCI procedure, delivered as part of the series on the Manual of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions