Chapter 49 Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis Pathophysiology and Natural History Jordan P. Knepper, Thomas W. Wakefield The complications of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism…
Chapter 35 Antithrombotic Therapy Iqbal H. Jaffer, Jeffrey I. Weitz Arterial and venous thromboses are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Arterial thrombosis is the most common cause of acute…
Chapter 3 Vessel Wall Biology Bauer Sumpio, Jason Chin The normal functioning of complex multicellular organisms relies on the integrity of elaborate fluid transport networks in both the cardiovascular and…
Chapter 12 Venous Pathology Peter K. Henke Veins are complex organs, much like arteries, and well suited to their physiologic purpose. Venous diseases are common in the general population and…
Chapter 38 Hypercoagulable States Howard A. Liebman, Ilene Ceil Weitz Thromboembolism is an enormous problem across the spectrum of medicine. Approximately 10 million individuals in the United States have symptomatic…
Chapter 148 Renovascular Disease Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Fistulae Keith D. Calligaro, Matthew J. Dougherty Renal artery aneurysms and renal arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) are rare entities, but they are encountered frequently…
Chapter 29 Atherosclerotic Risk Factors Hyperlipidemia Teresa L. Carman, Carl Orringer Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Roger Walcott and William James Howard Clinical evidence has established…
Chapter 48 Local Complications Nerve Injury Sara Clark, Robert Atnip Based on a chapter in the seventh edition by Robert P. Garvin and Robert G. Atnip In vascular surgery patients,…
Chapter 33 Postoperative Management Giuseppe Papia Vascular surgery patients remain at high risk for the development of complications in the postoperative period because of the complexity of their surgical procedures…
Chapter 64 Superior Vena Cava Occlusion Endovascular Treatment Carlos F. Bechara, Peter H. Lin Superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion precludes normal blood venous return to the heart. This condition, also…
