Postoperative Management
Chapter 33 Postoperative Management Giuseppe Papia Vascular surgery patients remain at high risk for the development of complications in the postoperative period because of the complexity of their surgical procedures…
Superior Vena Cava Occlusion
Chapter 64 Superior Vena Cava Occlusion Endovascular Treatment Carlos F. Bechara, Peter H. Lin Superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion precludes normal blood venous return to the heart. This condition, also…
Radiation Safety
Chapter 21 Radiation Safety Stephen W.K. Cheng Advances in radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy have led to a dramatic increase in the use of radiation for diagnostic, interventional, and…
Systemic Complications
Chapter 39 Systemic Complications Cardiac William Scott Beattie, Giora Landesberg In an editorial in 2004, Mosucuci and Eagles wrote, “If one carefully screens vascular patients and excludes patients with symptoms…
Preoperative Management
Chapter 31 Preoperative Management Matthew J. Eagleton, Jeanwan Kang Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Tamara N. Fitzgerald and Alan Dardik Preoperative assessment and management of vascular…
Cells of the Vascular System
Chapter 4 Cells of the Vascular System Omaida Velazquez, Bo Wang The effort to define the cell types in the vascular system is an ongoing process. The dynamic nature of…
Atherosclerotic Risk Factors
Chapter 28 Atherosclerotic Risk Factors Diabetes Matthew G. Nayor, Joshua A. Beckman Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Peter Sheehan Diabetes is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting…
Atherosclerosis
Chapter 5 Atherosclerosis Christopher D. Owens Vascular surgeons care for a diverse set of clinical manifestations related to atherosclerosis—from symptomatic transient cerebral ischemic attacks to aortoiliac occlusions to aortic aneurysm…
Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Chapter 54 Superficial Thrombophlebitis Suman Rathbun Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Anil P. Hingorani and Enrico Ascher Superficial venous thrombophlebitis (SVT) has been the focus of…
Epidemiology and Clinical Analysis
Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Clinical Analysis Louis L. Nguyen, Ann DeBord Smith The goal of this chapter is to introduce the vascular surgeon to the principles that underlie the design,…
