Chapter 64 Peripheral Vascular Anomalies, Malformations, and Vascular Tumors Francine Blei Nonmalignant vascular anomalies can be functionally divided into two groups: proliferative vascular lesions and static vascular malformations. Unfortunately, this…
Chapter 15 Catheter-Based Peripheral Angiography Christopher J. White Catheter-based invasive contrast angiography is the standard method for diagnosing peripheral artery disease (PAD), and against which all other methods are compared…
Chapter 63 Congenital Anomalies and Malformations of the Vasculature Renu Virmani, Naima Carter-Monroe, Allen J. Taylor Anomalous Venous Connections An anomalous venous connection abnormally connects a systemic or pulmonary vein…
Chapter 4 Connective Tissues of the Subendothelium Rajendra Raghow Varieties of Blood Vessels and Their Connective Tissue The vascular system consists of a massive network of tubular channels that circulate…
Chapter 34 Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Medical Management of Aortic Dissection Bradley A. Maron, Patrick T. O’Gara Acute aortic dissection is an uncommon but life-threatening emergency that requires prompt diagnosis,…
Chapter 18 Peripheral Artery Disease Clinical Evaluation Joshua A. Beckman, Mark A. Creager The least often recognized of the commonly occurring manifestations of atherosclerosis is peripheral artery disease (PAD). Epidemiological…
Chapter 55 Chronic Venous Insufficiency Nitin Garg, Peter Gloviczki An estimated 25 to 40 million Americans have varicose veins, and more than 2 million have chronic venous insufficiency, including venous…
Chapter 47 Atheroembolism Roger F.J. Shepherd Atheroembolism is a rare but serious disorder with significant morbidity from stroke, renal failure, and limb loss. This systemic disorder affects multiple organs and…
Chapter 6 Vascular Pharmacology David G. Harrison, James M. Luther Vascular pharmacology has traditionally focused on drugs that modulate vasomotion, and such agents continue to be commonly used for treatment…
Chapter 30 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease Mark J. Alberts Stroke is a common and serious disorder. Each year stroke affects almost 800,000 people in the United States…
