Angiography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Kelley Hodgkiss-Harlow, Murray L. Shames and Dennis F. Bandyk Arterial imaging plays an essential role in evaluating patients for open surgical or…
Genetics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Matt J. Bown and Janet T. Powell A person’s genotype can have a significant role in the chance of that person’s developing of an abdominal…
Supraclavicular Operative Approach for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Robert W. Thompson The supraclavicular approach is a mainstay in the surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), providing excellent exposure for safe…
Endovascular Treatment of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Jack Brownrigg and Matthew M. Thompson Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (iAAAs) represent a small but challenging proportion of all AAAs. The evidence base…
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis Alvin H. Schmaier Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a clinical–pathologic condition that arises in patients treated with vitamin K antagonists and that produces an activated blood coagulation state. The…
Blunt Popliteal Artery Injuries Vincent L. Rowe, Shahin Pourrabbani and Fred A. Weaver Blunt injury to the popliteal artery is commonly associated with trauma to the knee of sufficient force…
Penetrating Injuries to the Aortic Arch and Intrathoracic Great Vessels Nickolay P. Markov and Todd E. Rasmussen This chapter provides an overview of penetrating injures to the aortic arch and…
Role of Antithrombotic Drugs in Maintaining Graft Patency David Vogel and Anthony J. Comerota Graft thrombosis remains one of the more challenging aspects of vascular surgery. In patients with occluded…
Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease Mohammad Sarraf and Alan T. Hirsch Atherosclerotic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represents one of the most common manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis and is…
