Venous Thromboembolic Disease
Chapter 47 Venous Thromboembolic Disease Thomas W. Wakefield, Danielle N. Campbell, Andrea Obi, Peter K. Henke, Jordan Knepper, John Rectenwald, Frank Vandy Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), which includes both deep…
Etiology and Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Surgery, Endovenous Ablation, and Sclerotherapy
Chapter 51 Etiology and Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Surgery, Endovenous Ablation, and Sclerotherapy Kenneth K. Kao, David A. Rigberg The term chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) encompasses a spectrum of…
Endoscopic Harvesting of the Saphenous Vein
Chapter 27 Endoscopic Harvesting of the Saphenous Vein Juan Carlos Jimenez, Christian Eisenring Open vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting and infrainguinal bypass procedures is associated with increased patient…
Embryology of the Vascular System
Chapter 2 Embryology of the Vascular System David S. Maxwell It is quite evident that the vascular apparatus does not independently and by itself “unfold” into the adult pattern. On…
Endovascular Therapy for Infrapopliteal Arterial Occlusive Disease
Chapter 29 Endovascular Therapy for Infrapopliteal Arterial Occlusive Disease Matthew L. White, Joseph L. Mills, Sr. Endovascular therapy (EVT) has increasingly become the initial clinical option for treating both claudication…
Endovascular Treatment of Renovascular Disease
Chapter 25 Endovascular Treatment of Renovascular Disease Douglas B. Hood, Kim J. Hodgson Although surgical revascularization of renal artery occlusive disease has long been known to benefit patients with renovascular…
Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
Chapter 9 Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction Ralph G. DePalma Impotence, or male erectile dysfunction (ED), is the persistent or repeated inability to attain and maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory performance…
Angioplasty and Stenting for Aortoiliac Disease: Technique and Results
Chapter 22 Angioplasty and Stenting for Aortoiliac Disease Technique and Results Carlos A. Rueda, Ruth L. Bush History of Endoluminal Treatment The concept of endovascular therapy of atherosclerotic occlusive disease…
Vascular Grafts: Characteristics and Rational Selection
Chapter 16 Vascular Grafts Characteristics and Rational Selection Luke P. Brewster, Howard P. Greisler Alexis Carrel, the father of vascular surgery, was the first to describe the utility and shortfalls…
Building an Outpatient Intervention Suite
Chapter 63 Building an Outpatient Intervention Suite Samuel S. Ahn, Hwa Kho Technological advances in minimally invasive treatments for vascular diseases in the past decade have made it clinically acceptable…
