Infrainguinal Disease
Chapter 113 Infrainguinal Disease Surgical Treatment Joseph L. Mills Sr., Lower extremity arterial reconstruction is most commonly performed in patients with moderate to severe limb ischemia due to atherosclerotic peripheral…
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 130 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Evaluation and Decision Making Peter J.E. Holt, Matt M. Thompson Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Mark F. Fillinger Background Size Definitions…
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 98 Cerebrovascular Disease Diagnostic Evaluation A. Ross Naylor, George Markose The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with a pragmatic guide for planning safe and reliable…
Renovascular Disease
Chapter 147 Renovascular Disease Fibrodysplasia Bengt Lindblad, Anders Gottsäter Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD, also known as arterial fibrodysplasia) is a nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory angiopathy of unknown cause. It affects medium-sized arteries—most commonly…
Mesenteric Vascular Disease
Chapter 153 Mesenteric Vascular Disease Acute Ischemia Michelle C. Martin, Mark C. Wyers Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a life-threatening condition with a well-documented dismal prognosis as a result of…
Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis
Chapter 52 Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis Surgical and Interventional Treatment Anthony J. Comerota, Faisal Aziz Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) represents a disease spectrum ranging from asymptomatic calf vein thrombosis…
Aneurysms Caused by Connective Tissue Abnormalities
Chapter 143 Aneurysms Caused by Connective Tissue Abnormalities James H. Black III The primary structural proteins of connective tissue are composed of collagen and elastin, which vary in type and…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Chapter 125 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome General Considerations Ying Wei Lum, Julie A. Freischlag Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Richard J. Sanders Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is…
Brachiocephalic Artery
Chapter 105 Brachiocephalic Artery Surgical Treatment Sapan S. Desai, Hazim J. Safi Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by David L. Lau and Hazim J. Safi The innominate,…
Vena Cava Interruption and Pulmonary Embolism
Chapter 53 Vena Cava Interruption and Pulmonary Embolism Marc A. Passman Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality that affects approximately 1 per 1000 of the…
