Blood Pressure Regulation
ARTERIAL PRESSURE Print Section Listen Definition Lateral pressure exerted by the column of blood against the arterial wall is called the arterial pressure (blood pressure), and this pressure is referred…
Hypercoagulability and Peripheral Arterial Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Hemostasis is the physiologic response to bleeding that occurs when a vessel wall is disrupted and is regulated through several processes. In the arterial hemostatic system,…
The Epidemiology of Peripheral Arterial Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is one of the several terms referring to a partial or complete obstruction of one or more arteries below the aortic bifurcation….
The Endothelium in Health and Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Each and every blood vessel throughout the body is covered, at its inner, luminal surface, by a monolayer of specialized cells, i.e., the vascular endothelial cells….
Hypertension
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Hypertension accounts for 6% of deaths worldwide. In Canada, the overall prevalence of hypertension was 22% and was higher in men (26%) than in women (18%)…
Lipids in the Pathogenesis of Peripheral Arterial Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Dyslipidemia is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and PAD. This chapter will address (1) the significance of dyslipidemia in the pathogenesis of PAD, (2) the evidence…
Gender Differences in the Epidemiology and Management of Vascular Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although gender-related differences in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease have been well established, gender differences in noncoronary vascular disease have gained increasing awareness only…
