The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease Thomas C. Gerber Ronald S. Kuzo Norman J. Patton Magnetic resonance imaging…
Coronary Bypass Surgery in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents Bruce W. Lytle The concept behind coronary bypass surgery is that establishing grafts to route blood distal to coronary stenoses may…
Single-Vessel Disease: Medical and Revascularization Options James L. Orford Peter B. Berger Despite decades of research since the advent of coronary angiography (1) and a broad evidence base on which…
Overview of Treatment Selection for Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease George L. Adams David E. Kandzari Daniel B. Mark Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an illness typically characterized by…
Duplex Scanning Prior to Fibula Free Flap Transfers Molly J. Zaccardi Neal Futran Microvascular free tissue transfer is commonly used for reconstruction of complex head and neck defects. Many options…
Duplex Scanning Prior to Flap Procedures for Breast Reconstruction Molly J. Zaccardi Jean Hadlock Richard P. Rand There have been substantial advances over the past four decades in the area…
Aortic and Peripheral Aneurysms Eugene S. Lee Kevin Lindholm David L. Dawson The term “aneurysm” comes from the Greek aneurysma, meaning “a widening.” Aneurysms are segments of arterial dilatation, usually…
Radial Artery Evaluation Before Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts Molly J. Zaccardi Nahush A. Mokadam The choice of conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting is often surgeon and institution specific. Nonetheless,…
Dialysis Access Procedures Ted R. Kohler Bridget A. Mraz The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased owing to the aging of our population and the increasing prevalence of…
Intravascular Imaging Misty Humphries The ability to assess endovascular interventions by real-time means has historically been limited. Angiography provides only a two-dimensional representation of the cylindrical vessel lumen, and subtle…
