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%)…
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…
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…
Lower Extremity Revascularization for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease
NATURAL HISTORY Print Section Listen During the past half century, vascular specialists have made major progress in treating vascular diseases with chronic ischemia of the lower extremities. Peripheral arterial occlusive…
Nonembolic Disorders of the Pulmonary Artery
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The pulmonary artery (PA) functions as a low resistance conduit for blood to travel from the right heart to the systemic circulation. However, to view the…
Primary Vascular Tumors
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Peripheral vascular tumors are rare, yet some physicians encounter patients with these tumors regularly and most physicians encounter them at least several times in the course…
Contemporary Treatment of Congenital Vascular Malformations
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Vascular malformations, angiodysplasias represent a group of diseases, which is characterized by congenital vascular defects encountered in an enormous complexity and variety. In earlier times, these…
Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (LEPAD) is a major cause of poor quality of life, disability, and significant morbidity and mortality in the United States.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 In…
Peripheral Angiography
PERIPHERAL ANGIOGRAPHY Print Section Listen Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) comprises a host of noncoronary arterial syndromes due to various pathophysiological mechanisms resulting in stenosis or aneurysms in various vascular beds….
Nonembolic Disorders of the Pulmonary Artery
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The pulmonary artery (PA) functions as a low resistance conduit for blood to travel from the right heart to the systemic circulation. However, to view the…
