Wound Care
Chapter 83 Wound Care William A. Marston As the populations of developed countries age and become more sedentary, the incidence of diabetes and obesity increases, along with a dramatic increase…
CARDIAC SURGERY
Venous Physiology
Chapter 11 Venous Physiology Lori L. Pounds, Lois A. Killewich Anatomic Considerations The understanding of venous anatomy has a rich history dating to Hippocrates (460-377 BC). In the field of…
Takayasu’s Disease
Chapter 80 Takayasu’s Disease Natalia O. Glebova, Christopher J. Abularrage Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Christopher J. Abularrage and Subodh Arora Takayasu’s disease is an immune…
Venous Tumors
Chapter 65 Venous Tumors Thomas C. Bower Malignant venous tumors either originate primarily from the vein wall, extrinsically compressing or invading the vein, or grow within it as tumor thrombus.1–5…
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 133 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Ruptured Manish Mehta, John Byrne Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Thomas F. Lindsay Most patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm…
Atheromatous Embolization
Chapter 164 Atheromatous Embolization Jeffrey W. Olin, John R. Bartholomew Atheromatous embolization is a poorly recognized and underdiagnosed multisystem disorder that is associated with high risk of all-cause and cardiovascular…
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 97 Cerebrovascular Disease General Considerations Caron B. Rockman, Thomas S. Maldonado Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by William C. Mackey Although the descriptions of extracranial vascular…
Vascular Trauma
Chapter 157 Vascular Trauma Thoracic Ali Azizzadeh, Sharene Shalhub Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by William T. Brinkman and Joseph E. Bavaria Injury to the aorta and…
Normal Coagulation
Chapter 34 Normal Coagulation Kenneth G. Mann, Kathleen E. Brummel-Ziedins Maintenance of blood flow is essential to life. Blood flow may be lost because of pump failure, leakage of blood,…
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 132 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Endovascular Treatment Ronald M. Fairman, Grace J. Wang Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Timothy A.M. Chuter and Darren Schneider Endovascular abdominal…
