Renal Insufficiency and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease Kimberley J. Hansen Until the early 1960s, the pathophysiology and management of atherosclerotic renovascular disease focused solely on hypertension. However, current management of…
Cold Injury Norman M. Rich and David R. Welling Cold weather has been known to be a threat to humans since the beginning of recorded history. Cold injury as a…
Intestinal and Renal Ischemia Complicating Open and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Reconstructions Guillermo A. Escobar Death, myocardial infarction, and bleeding are the complications most discussed with patients before aortic surgery, but…
Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms James C. Stanley Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms represent an important but uncommon disease. Certain of these aneurysms are associated with thromboembolic complications causing stroke. Rupture of…
Paradoxical Embolism Parth B. Amin, Timothy F. Kresowik and Rachel Nicholson Paradoxical embolism describes an event in which embolic material originates in the venous system or right heart, passes through…
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Treatment for Critical Limb Ischemia John (Jeb) Hallett The first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved randomized clinical trials for saving lower limbs by the patient’s…
Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome Mohamed A. Zayed and Ronald L. Dalman Hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS) is a rare clinical condition that was first described in 1934 by von Rosen and was…
Deep Femoral Patch Angioplasty for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease of the Lower Extremity Ramon Berguer Angioplasty of the deep femoral artery was first used as a technical improvement in aortofemoral bypass…
Carotid Occlusion and Near-Carotid Occlusion of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Steven M. Farley and William J. Quinones-Baldrich A diagnosis of an occluded or nearly occluded carotid artery is anxiety…
Treatment of Arterial Complications in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Enrique Criado Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) can be defined as the anatomic condition that produces pathologic compression of the subclavian or…
