Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions

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. Acknowledgments. Preface. 1. Vascular Biology. 2. Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease. 3. Upper Extremity Arterial Disease: Raynaud Syndrome, Occlusive Arterial Diseases, and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. 4. Chronic Venous Disease and Lymphatic Disease. 5. Thrombophilia. 6. Venous Thromboembolism. 7. Arterial Testing in the Vascular Laboratory. 8. Venous Testing in the Vascular Laboratory. 9. Perioperative Management of Vascular Surgery. 10. Unusual Vascular Diseases. 11. Leg Ulcerations. 12. Clinical Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease-Lower Extremity. 13. Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: Natural History, Epidemiology, and Prognosis. 14. Medical Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease. 15. Acute Arterial Disorders. 16. Aortic Aneurysms. 17. Aortic Dissection and Dissection-Like Syndromes. 18. Renal and Mesenteric Artery Disease. 19. Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke. 20. Patient Selection and Diagnosis for Endovascular Procedures. 21. Endovascular Techniques I: Catheters and Diagnostic Angiography. 22. Endovascular Techniques II: Wires, Balloons, and Stents. 23. Aortoiliac Intervention. 24. Diseases of the Aorta. 25. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. 26. Endovascular Treatment of Renal and Mesenteric Arterial Stenosis. 27. Endovascular Therapy for Brachiocephalic Vessels. 28. Endovascular Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Arterial Disease. 29. Thrombolytic Therapy for Arterial and Venous Occlusive Disease. 30. Endovascular Treatment of Venous Disease. 31. Complications of Endovascular Procedures. Answers. Index