Infected Femoral Artery False Aneurysms Frank T. Padberg, Jr. and Joe T. Huang The infected femoral artery false aneurysm can produce life-threatening hemorrhage, loss of limb, and/or death. Surgical interruption…
Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Tod C. Engelhardt Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition afflicting a broad spectrum of the population. It has been reported…
Selecting Patients for Open Surgical or Endovascular Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease Timur Sarac and Jennifer Ellis After confirmation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by physical examination and Doppler…
Nonoperative Treatment of Venous Ulcers Joseph D. Raffetto Chronic venous ulcers reflect a complex interplay that involves sustained venous hypertension, leukocyte activation and inflammation, changes in the microcirculation, cytokine and…
Surgical Treatment of Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Jerry Goldstone Infected abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are very unusual, extremely challenging, and associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. There are…
Treatment of Dyslipidemia and Hypertriglyceridemia Robert D. Brook and Elizabeth A. Jackson Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Management of dyslipidemia is based on the…
Treatment of Acute Upper Extremity Venous Occlusion Anil Hingorani, Natalie Marks and Enrico Ascher The incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) has been estimated to exceed…
Open Surgical Treatment of Acute Iliofemoral and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Bo Eklöf The options for early removal of an acute thrombus in the proximal veins of the leg are…
New and Alternative Anticoagulants Jordan Knepper and Thomas W. Wakefield There are many pharmacologic options in current use to treat and prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE). These medications include unfractionated heparin…
