Chapter 31 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Vascular Disease of the Upper Extremity Samuel S. Ahn, Toshifumi Kudo, Justin S. Ahn Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is defined as…
Chapter 33 Thrombolysis for Arterial and Graft Occlusions Technique and Results Vikram S. Kashyap, Niren Angle, William J. Quiñones-Baldrich Thrombolytic therapy is an important modality in the treatment of patients…
Chapter 39 Aneurysms of the Aorta and Iliac Arteries Jerry Goldstone Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are common. The incidence (the number of new cases) has been increasing for more…
Chapter 34 Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms General Principles and Open Surgical Repair Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, Ali Azizzadeh, Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III. , Hazim J. Safi…
Chapter 62 Carotid Sinus Stimulation Background, Technique, and Future Directions Karl A. Illig, John D. Bisognano Hypertension affects more than 65 million people in the United States and is one…
Chapter 23 Diagnosis and Surgical Management of the Visceral Ischemic Syndromes Lewis B. Schwartz, Tina T. Ng, James F. McKinsey, Brian Funaki, Bruce L. Gewertz Although the causal relationship between…
Chapter 48 Thrombolysis for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Anthony J. Comerota Thrombolytic therapy for venous thromboembolism represents a valuable option for the management of patients with extensive venous…
Chapter 56 Prosthetic Graft Infection Christopher J. Abularrage, Niren Angle, Julie Ann Freischlag The development of prosthetic biomaterial devices has made it possible to treat conditions that otherwise would have…
Chapter 55 Neointimal Hyperplasia Melina R. Kibbe, Ted R. Kohler, Wesley S. Moore The development of strategies designed to suppress neointimal hyperplasia after peripheral vascular interventions has become increasingly important…
Chapter 30 Thoracic and Lumbar Sympathectomy Indications, Technique, and Results Peter Gloviczki Minimally invasive endoscopic technology has rapidly transformed both thoracic and abdominal surgery and the field of surgical sympathectomies…
