Open Surgical Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, Anthony L. Estrera and Hazim J. Safi Aneurysms involving the thoracoabdominal aorta are uncommon, but they receive significant attention due…
Endovascular Thrombolysis and Mechanical Clot Removal for Acute Symptomatic Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis Mazen Bazzi and Anthony J. Comerota The postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a debilitating complication of iliofemoral deep…
Endovascular Renal Denervation Hitinder S. Gurm Endovascular renal denervation has emerged as a promising therapy for resistant hypertension. Phase III randomized trials have not been completed, but the emerging data…
Subintimal Recanalization for Lower Limb Occlusive Disease Andrew L. Tambyraja and Amman Bolia Subintimal recanalization was originally described in 1989 as a novel technique to treat chronic total occlusions of…
Open Surgical, Endoscopic, and Endovascular Treatment of Perforating Veins Thomas F. O’Donnell, Jr. Treatment of incompetent perforating veins (ICPVs) has evolved through numerous approaches, each holding the promise of being…
Excision of Varicose Veins M.S. Gohel and A.H. Davies There has been an explosion of new technologies for the treatment of truncal vein reflux, and a bewildering range of endovenous…
Human Umbilical Vein and Other Biografts for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease Linda M. Harris and Maciej Dryjski The choice of intervention and conduit for lower extremity arterial reconstructions when…
Etiology and Anatomic Pathology of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Karl A. Illig Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) arises when structures in the thoracic outlet are compromised. Although it is commonly considered as…
Homocysteine as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Sherif A.H. Sultan, Peadar Waters, Wael Tawfick and Niamh Hynes Strategies focused on traditional risks factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) such…
Smoking Cessation James B. Froehlich Tremendous progress has been made in reducing the incidence of tobacco abuse. This is partly the result of the health care profession educating and counseling…
