The Paleo Diet and Coronary Heart Disease
The Paleo Diet and Coronary Heart Disease Jack M. Wolfson, DO, FACC Ashley Swanson, MS “Whatever is Contrary to Nature Cannot Be Fact.” Animals in the wild eat foods that…
The Role of Food Patterns, Nutrition, and (Phyto)Nutrients in Cardiovascular Disease: The Clinical Trials, Their Implications, and Clinical Application for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetes Mellitus
The Role of Food Patterns, Nutrition, and (Phyto)Nutrients in Cardiovascular Disease: The Clinical Trials, Their Implications, and Clinical Application for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease,…
Vascular Biology and Vascular Aging for the Clinician
Vascular Biology and Vascular Aging for the Clinician Nathan S. Bryan, PhD Ernst R. von Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI Brief Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one…
The Future of Functional Cardiovascular Medicine
The Future of Functional Cardiovascular Medicine Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the leading cause of death in the United States with more than 610,000…
Atherectomy for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Atherectomy for Peripheral Arterial Disease Bennett Cua, MD, FACC Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD Robert R. Attaran, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, RPVI Key Points The principles and goals of atherectomy include plaque…
Superficial Venous Disease of the Legs and Treatment
Superficial Venous Disease of the Legs and Treatment Robert R. Attaran, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI, RPVI Key Points Reflux of the great saphenous veins is the leading cause of superficial…
Vascular Access Complications
Vascular Access Complications Sameer Nagpal, MD Young Erben, MD I. Introduction The dramatic increase in endovascular procedures by 317% from 2000 to 2009 has led us to encounter procedural complications…
Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Interventions
Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Interventions Eileen M. Harder, MD Wassim H. Fares, MD, MSc Key Points Depending on patient comorbidities and the severity of the insult, PEs may cause a…
Drug-Coated Therapies
Drug-Coated Therapies Madhan Shanmugasundaram, MD, FACC, FSCAI Key Points Endovascular interventions for peripheral artery disease (PAD) have become the corner stone of therapy. The prognosis and treatment strategy for PAD…
Current Use and Availability of Reentry Devices
Current Use and Availability of Reentry Devices Samit M. Shah, MD, PhD Carlos Mena, MD, FACC, FSCAI Key Points Chronic total occlusions of the superficial femoral artery are a common…
