PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 36-year-old Caucasian woman was referred to the Cardiovascular Genetic and Genomic Medicine Clinic for genetic evaluation due to her diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy…
PATIENT CASE Print Section Listen A 52-year-old Caucasian man presents for an annual physical examinaion. He complains of fatigue and daytime sleepiness. He has a sedentary job and a long…
NATURAL HISTORY Print Section Listen During the past half century, vascular specialists have made major progress in treating vascular diseases with chronic ischemia of the lower extremities. Peripheral arterial occlusive…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The pulmonary artery (PA) functions as a low resistance conduit for blood to travel from the right heart to the systemic circulation. However, to view the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peripheral vascular tumors are rare, yet some physicians encounter patients with these tumors regularly and most physicians encounter them at least several times in the course…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Vascular malformations, angiodysplasias represent a group of diseases, which is characterized by congenital vascular defects encountered in an enormous complexity and variety. In earlier times, these…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (LEPAD) is a major cause of poor quality of life, disability, and significant morbidity and mortality in the United States.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 In…
PERIPHERAL ANGIOGRAPHY Print Section Listen Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) comprises a host of noncoronary arterial syndromes due to various pathophysiological mechanisms resulting in stenosis or aneurysms in various vascular beds….
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The pulmonary artery (PA) functions as a low resistance conduit for blood to travel from the right heart to the systemic circulation. However, to view the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen As the initial recipient of the venous circulation, the pulmonary vascular bed is uniquely positioned to filter diverse particulates within the venous circulatory system. The etiology…
