Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Concurrent Nonvascular Disease Saum A. Rahimi and Alan M. Graham Concomitant intraabdominal procedures with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair are seldom necessary. The most…
Regional and Local Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy Mark D. Stoneham Notwithstanding improvements and changes in surgical and anesthetic techniques, the morbidity and mortality as a result of stroke and myocardial…
Doppler Pressure Evaluation of Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease Phillip J. Bendick The measurement of lower extremity systolic pressure is by far the most widely used parameter for evaluating peripheral arterial disease….
Nitric Oxide and Vascular Disease Edward S. Moreira and Melina R. Kibbe Endothelial dysfunction is a key component in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is associated with classic…
Hypertension as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Alan B. Weder Hypertension is a major remediable risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In serial U.S. population samples the prevalence…
Smoking as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Thomas R. Wyss and Florian Dick Tobacco smoke is a major cause of death; it leads to an estimated 443,000 deaths…
The Metabolic Syndrome in the Modern World Rodeen Rahbar, Kirti Malhotra and Anton Sidawy In 2010, it was estimated that among all industrialized Western countries, between one in three to…
Management of Acute Limb Ischemia Complicating Aortic Reconstruction Timothy Baxter and Jason MacTaggart Scope of the Problem Historical reports documented acute limb ischemia in up to 25% of patients undergoing…
Management of the Infected Carotid Artery Patch A. Ross Naylor It is likely that everyone performing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is aware of prosthetic patch infection, but only 123 cases have…
Pulmonary Risks in Patients Being Treated for Aortic Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease Thomas Sisson Pulmonary complications occur commonly following major vascular surgery. The spectrum of such complications has been best…
