The Pathology
The Pathology LESION Duplex Ultrasonography (US) is currently the standard tool for the initial evaluation of a patient suspected of having carotid artery disease. The rating of carotid artery disease…
Anatomy and Function of the Carotid and Vertebral Systems
Anatomy and Function of the Carotid and Vertebral Systems THE BRANCHES OF THE AORTIC ARCH (SUPRAAORTIC TRUNKS) PLATE 1.1. Fragment of Las Dos Fridas, with Frieda Kahlo’s (1907 to 1954)…
Differences Between the Carotid and Vertebral Systems
Differences Between the Carotid and Vertebral Systems For the vascular surgeon, the differences between the carotid and vertebral systems are more relevant than their similarities. Both arteries supply the brain,…
Endovascular Graft Completion of Elephant Trunk Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Endovascular Graft Completion of Elephant Trunk Thoracic Aneurysm Repair Lars G. Svensson The elephant trunk procedure is used extensively in aortic surgery, particularly for aortic arch surgery. The technique allows…
Duplex Scanning in the Diagnosis of Splanchnic Artery Occlusive Disease
Duplex Scanning in the Diagnosis of Splanchnic Artery Occlusive Disease Gregory L. Moneta, Erica L. Mitchell and Timothy K. Liem Duplex scanning of the mesenteric vessels is performed to determine…
Duplex-Guided Balloon Angioplasty for Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusive and Aneurysmal Disease
Duplex-Guided Balloon Angioplasty for Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusive and Aneurysmal Disease Enrico Ascher, Natalie Marks and Anil Hingorani A broad knowledge accumulated from our experience with duplex imaging during a variety…
Percutaneous Arterial Dilation and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy
Percutaneous Arterial Dilation and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy Thomas A. Sos Anecdotal experience and many retrospective studies support the utility of renal artery stenting in carefully…
Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis
Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis Russel D. Hull Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis The classic long-term treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is vitamin K–antagonist therapy overlapped…
Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Debranching in the Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Debranching in the Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Shadi Abu-Halimah and Mark Farber It is not always feasible to obtain adequate sealing regions for endovascular…
Treatment of Renal Artery Aneurysms
Treatment of Renal Artery Aneurysms James C. Stanley and Peter K. Henke Renal artery aneurysms represent an unusual vascular disease that has been encountered with increasing regularity in clinical practice….
