Arterial Macroembolism
Arterial Macroembolism Peter K. Henke Arterial macroembolism causes significant morbidity and is associated with mortality. In the limb, an arterial macroembolism causes one of the most common vascular emergencies: acute…
Postoperative Surveillance of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Postoperative Surveillance of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Endografts W. Anthony Lee Postoperative surveillance is an integral part of the overall treatment strategy after endovascular aortic repair, and failure of surveillance…
Pathology and Classification of Chronic Venous Disease
Pathology and Classification of Chronic Venous Disease George Manis and Frank Padberg Chronic venous disease (CVD) is the most common disorder of the peripheral vascular system. In population studies, 10%…
Operative Revascularization for Trash Foot
Operative Revascularization for Trash Foot David O’Connor, Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III and Frank J. Veith Distal embolization of atherosclerotic debris to the foot is a serious and challenging dilemma. Most…
External Methods of Angioaccess
External Methods of Angioaccess Juan Carlos Jimenez, Madhukar S. Patel and Samuel Eric Wilson Central venous access is required for temporary or permanent hemodialysis in many situations. It is estimated…
Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Gustavo S. Oderich Chronic mesenteric ischemia is caused most often by ostial atherosclerotic disease. The typical patient is female, with median age of 65…
Renal Artery Dissection
Renal Artery Dissection Linda M. Reilly Renal artery dissection is most commonly associated with dissection of the aorta. Less than one fourth of all dissections involving the renal vessels are…
Pharmacologic Management of Intermittent Claudication
Pharmacologic Management of Intermittent Claudication James B. Froehlich and John D. Bisognano Many pharmacologic agents have been studied for the medical management of intermittent claudication, there has been little success…
Obturator Foramen Bypass Grafts in Groin Sepsis
Obturator Foramen Bypass Grafts in Groin Sepsis Bruce A. Perler In an era of rapid evolution and dramatic innovation in the diagnosis and management of vascular disease, infection remains one…
Ex Vivo Arterial Repair for Renovascular Hypertension Secondary to Fibrodysplasia
Ex Vivo Arterial Repair for Renovascular Hypertension Secondary to Fibrodysplasia Michel J.T. Visser and J. Hajo van Bockel Fibrodysplastic disease of the renal arteries is bilateral in more than half…
