Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions (eBook)

Thom W. Rooke, MD, Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, and Head, Section of Vascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic; John and Posy Krehbiel Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, FACS, FACC, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, North Central Heart Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Michael R. Jaff, DO, Director, Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

List of Contributors vii

Acknowledgments ix

Preface xi

1. Vascular Biology 1

2. Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease 11

3. Upper Extremity Arterial Disease: Raynaud Syndrome Occlusive Arterial Diseases and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 26

4. Chronic Venous Disease and Lymphatic Disease 44

5. Thrombophilia 59

6. Venous Thromboembolism 75

7. Arterial Testing in the Vascular Laboratory 92

8. Venous Testing in the Vascular Laboratory 109

9. Perioperative Management of Vascular Surgery 115

10. Unusual Vascular Diseases 124

11. Leg Ulcerations 141

12. Clinical Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease--Lower Extremity 149

13. Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: Natural History Epidemiology and Prognosis 156

14. Medical Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease 163

15. Acute Arterial Disorders 169

16. Aortic Aneurysms 186

17. Aortic Dissection and Dissection-Like Syndromes 194

18. Renal and Mesenteric Artery Disease 201

19. Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke 212

20. Patient Selection and Diagnosis for Endovascular Procedures 221

21. Endovascular Techniques I: Catheters and Diagnostic Angiography 226

22. Endovascular Techniques II: Wires Balloons and Stents 234

23. Aortoiliac Intervention 239

24. Diseases of the Aorta 244

25. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting 251

26. Endovascular Treatment of Renal and Mesenteric Arterial Stenosis 259

27. Endovascular Therapy for Brachiocephalic Vessels 267

28. Endovascular Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Arterial Disease 277

29. Thrombolytic Therapy for Arterial and Venous Occlusive Disease 285

30. Endovascular Treatment of Venous Disease 293

31. Complications of Endovascular Procedures 302

Answers 313

Index 321

"This is an excellent resource for physicians training in noncardiac vascular medicine, surgical residents, or other physicians who are interested in learning the fundamentals of vascular medicine and endovascular medicine." (Doody's Reviews)