Preoperative Management
Chapter 31 Preoperative Management Matthew J. Eagleton, Jeanwan Kang Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Tamara N. Fitzgerald and Alan Dardik Preoperative assessment and management of vascular…
CARDIAC SURGERY
Cells of the Vascular System
Chapter 4 Cells of the Vascular System Omaida Velazquez, Bo Wang The effort to define the cell types in the vascular system is an ongoing process. The dynamic nature of…
Atherosclerotic Risk Factors
Chapter 28 Atherosclerotic Risk Factors Diabetes Matthew G. Nayor, Joshua A. Beckman Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Peter Sheehan Diabetes is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting…
Atherosclerosis
Chapter 5 Atherosclerosis Christopher D. Owens Vascular surgeons care for a diverse set of clinical manifestations related to atherosclerosis—from symptomatic transient cerebral ischemic attacks to aortoiliac occlusions to aortic aneurysm…
Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Chapter 54 Superficial Thrombophlebitis Suman Rathbun Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Anil P. Hingorani and Enrico Ascher Superficial venous thrombophlebitis (SVT) has been the focus of…
Patient Clinical Evaluation
Chapter 14 Patient Clinical Evaluation Philip P. Goodney Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by G. Matthew Longo and Thomas G. Lynch The emphasis of this chapter is…
Epidemiology and Clinical Analysis
Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Clinical Analysis Louis L. Nguyen, Ann DeBord Smith The goal of this chapter is to introduce the vascular surgeon to the principles that underlie the design,…
Ischemia-Reperfusion
Chapter 7 Ischemia-Reperfusion George P. Casale, Iraklis I. Pipinos Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Robert S. Crawford and Michael T. Watkins The purpose of this chapter…
Intimal Hyperplasia
Chapter 6 Intimal Hyperplasia Zhihua Jiang, C. Keith Ozaki Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Mark G. Davies Intimal hyperplasia occurs frequently after vascular interventions such as…
Chronic Venous Insufficiency—Postthrombotic Syndrome
Chronic Venous Insufficiency—Postthrombotic Syndrome JOSEPH D. RAFFETTO Presentation A 45-year-old male presents with a 5-year history of left lower extremity swelling, which is progressive over the course of the day….
