Chapter 20 Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease Christopher J. White The concept of nonsurgical catheter-based peripheral vascular revascularization was first described by Charles Dotter1 and further advanced with the…
Chapter 42 Takayasu’s Arteritis Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Gary S. Hoffman Takayasu’s arteritis is a rare chronic inflammatory large-vessel disease with a female bias. It affects the aorta and its primary branches….
Chapter 53 Pulmonary Embolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Gregory Piazza Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) comprise venous thromboembolism (VTE), a complex illness that warrants primary…
Chapter 40 Endovascular Therapy for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Matthew J. Eagleton, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr. Surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) dates back centuries. Some of the initial approaches…
Chapter 59 Vascular Infection R. James Valentine, Mitchell M. Plummer Vascular infection is a rare but serious problem associated with potentially disastrous complications. Considering the numerous episodes of bacteremia humans…
Chapter 28 Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction Kirk A. Keegan, David F. Penson Introduction The first historical descriptions of erectile dysfunction (ED) date back to Egyptian papyrus nearly 4000 years ago. Egyptian scholars…
Chapter 41 Overview of Vasculitis Peter A. Merkel The vasculitides are a group of rare diseases linked by the pathological consequences of vascular inflammation, including bleeding, ischemia, and infarction of…
Chapter 56 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Stephen Y. Chan, Joseph Loscalzo Definition and Classification of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is formally defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure…
Chapter 58 Diseases of the Lymphatic Circulation Stanley G. Rockson Diseases of the lymphatic circulation may be developmental or acquired. Developmental disorders may be due to impaired or disordered development…
Chapter 22 Pathophysiology of Renal Artery Disease Stephen C. Textor Vascular disease affecting the renal arteries presents complex challenges to clinicians. Thanks to recent advances in vascular imaging, more patients…
