Long-Term Alterations in Large-Caliber Arterial Prostheses Used for Aortic Repair Areck A. Ucuzian and Howard P. Greisler Large-caliber prostheses used for aortic replacement initiate blood–material interfacial processes that begin almost…
Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Sean J. English and Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development is a complex, multifactorial process involving destructive remodeling of aortic wall connective…
Buerger’s Disease Gentian Kristo and C. Keith Ozaki Thromboangiitis obliterans, or Buerger’s disease, is a relatively uncommon vascular disorder. It is considered a nonatherosclerotic, inflammatory occlusive disease that most commonly…
Open Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Andreas Greiner, Jochen Grommes and Michael M.J. Jacobs Descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are categorized into three types. In type A the descending…
Endovascular Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Jan S. Brunkwall The first description of a remote placement of a stent graft was by Volodos in 1986, although it was undertaken in…
Conservative Treatment for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome William H. Pearce and Teresa Eiden Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a collection of signs and symptoms associated with neurovascular compression in the thoracic…
Intraoperative Recognition and Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia During Carotid Endarterectomy John Blebea Neurologic complications during the performance of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are most commonly caused by embolization from the area…
Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm–Inferior Vena Cava Fistula Keith D. Calligaro and Matthew J. Doughterty A fistula between an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and the inferior vena cava (IVC)…
Autotransfusion in Aortic Reconstruction Mitchell R. Weaver and Daniel J. Reddy Significant positive advances have been made over the past half century in both the safety and efficacy of open…
Vascular Complications of Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome, and Loeys–Dietz Syndrome David Bergqvist Inheritable connective tissue disorders have in common defects in collagen or elastin within the medial layer of the…
