Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia H.S. Bassiouny Acute mesenteric ischemia and intestinal gangrene can result from arterial embolization, arterial or venous thrombosis, or nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI). NOMI is a condition characterized…
Superficial Femoral Artery Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease David H. Stone and Daniel B. Walsh The role for superficial femoral artery (SFA) endarterectomy, either localized or remote (semiclosed),…
Renal Artery Atheroembolism Mitul Suresh Patel, Alan B. Lumsden and Mark G. Davies Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) occurs following occlusion of the renal vasculature by cholesterol crystals originating from the…
Selection of Patients for Open Surgical or Endovascular Treatment of Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease Guillermo A. Escobar and James C. Stanley Two questions arise when an arteriosclerotic renal artery stenosis…
Rehabilitation of the Amputee Brian M. Kelly and James A. Leonard, Jr. Approximately 100,000 to 150,000 persons experience some level of major lower limb amputation in the United States each…
Short Vein Grafts from the Distal Superficial Femoral, Popliteal, or Infrapopliteal Arteries to More Distal Arteries for Limb Salvage Anil Hingorani, Enrico Ascher and Frank Veith The superficial femoral artery…
Prothrombotic States and Vascular Thromboses Justin Hurie and Thomas W. Wakefield Procoagulant states may be divided into acquired and genetic causes. Acquired factors include advanced age, obesity, malignancy, surgery, prolonged…
In-Situ Saphenous Vein Graft for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease Dhiraj M. Shah, Benjamin B. Chang, R. Clement Darling, III, Philip S.K. Paty, Paul B. Kreienberg, Sean P. Roddy, Kathleen J….
SECTION 1 Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis David A. Orsinelli, MD, FACC, FASE CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION The patient is an 82-year-old man with a longstanding history of a heart murmur. He…
SECTION 1 Echocardiography in the Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient Gerard P. Aurigemma, MD, FAHA, FASE, FACC CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old woman, who was brought by her family to…
