Diagnosis of Aortic Graft Infection
Diagnosis of Aortic Graft Infection Linda M. Reilly The incidence of infection affecting a prosthetic aortic graft varies from less than 1% to about 4%, depending on whether the vascular…
Renovascular Hypertension and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease
Renovascular Hypertension and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease James C. Stanley The pathophysiology responsible for renovascular hypertension secondary to renal artery occlusive disease is relatively well defined. Systemic blood pressure elevation…
Alternative Renal Artery Reconstruction Techniques: Hepatorenal, Splenorenal, Iliorenal, and Mesorenal Bypass Procedures
Alternative Renal Artery Reconstruction Techniques Hepatorenal, Splenorenal, Iliorenal, and Mesorenal Bypass Procedures James C. Stanley Open renal revascularization for renovascular hypertension is being performed less often given advances in endovascular…
Role of Surveillance for Hemodialysis Access
Role of Surveillance for Hemodialysis Access Catherine K. Chang and Thomas S. Huber The role of surveillance for permanent hemodialysis arteriovenous access, both autogenous (arteriovenous fistula [AVF]) and prosthetic (arteriovenous…
Percutaneous Angioplasty With and Without Stenting for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
Percutaneous Angioplasty With and Without Stenting for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease Daniel G. Clair, Timur P. Sarac and Jessica M. Titus Medical therapy is essential in management of any patient…
Surgical Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension in Children
Surgical Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension in Children Jonathan L. Eliason and James C. Stanley Renal artery occlusive disease affecting pediatric patients is an important but very uncommon cause of hypertension…
Complications of Heparin Anticoagulation Therapy
Complications of Heparin Anticoagulation Therapy Janice N. Thai, Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez and Joseph L. Mills Heparin is routinely used during vascular and endovascular surgery; its use is ubiquitous among hospitalized patients….
Computed Tomography and Computed Tomographic Arteriography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Computed Tomography and Computed Tomographic Arteriography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Roy K. Greenberg Computed tomography (CT) is an extremely powerful tool often used in evaluating a patient…
Intravascular Ultrasound for Imaging of Diseased Arteries
Intravascular Ultrasound for Imaging of Diseased Arteries George Kopchok and Rodney A. White Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging continues to develop and provides an important perspective of cardiovascular disease. High-resolution transmural…
Thoracic Sympathectomy
Thoracic Sympathectomy Ali F. AbuRahma and Albeir Y. Mousa Alexander performed the first cervical sympathectomy in 1889. A little more than a quarter of a century later, thoracic sympathectomy (TS)…
