The Wound Care Center and Limb Salvage
Chapter 60 The Wound Care Center and Limb Salvage Peter F. Lawrence, Steven Farley Knowledge about the management of wounds has evolved into a distinct subspecialty requiring knowledge of normal…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Vascular Disease of the Upper Extremity
Chapter 31 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Vascular Disease of the Upper Extremity Samuel S. Ahn, Toshifumi Kudo, Justin S. Ahn Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is defined as…
Thrombolysis for Arterial and Graft Occlusions: Technique and Results
Chapter 33 Thrombolysis for Arterial and Graft Occlusions Technique and Results Vikram S. Kashyap, Niren Angle, William J. Quiñones-Baldrich Thrombolytic therapy is an important modality in the treatment of patients…
Aneurysms of the Aorta and Iliac Arteries
Chapter 39 Aneurysms of the Aorta and Iliac Arteries Jerry Goldstone Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are common. The incidence (the number of new cases) has been increasing for more…
Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: General Principles and Open Surgical Repair
Chapter 34 Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms General Principles and Open Surgical Repair Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, Ali Azizzadeh, Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, III. , Hazim J. Safi…
Carotid Sinus Stimulation: Background, Technique, and Future Directions
Chapter 62 Carotid Sinus Stimulation Background, Technique, and Future Directions Karl A. Illig, John D. Bisognano Hypertension affects more than 65 million people in the United States and is one…
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of the Visceral Ischemic Syndromes
Chapter 23 Diagnosis and Surgical Management of the Visceral Ischemic Syndromes Lewis B. Schwartz, Tina T. Ng, James F. McKinsey, Brian Funaki, Bruce L. Gewertz Although the causal relationship between…
Thrombolysis for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Chapter 48 Thrombolysis for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Anthony J. Comerota Thrombolytic therapy for venous thromboembolism represents a valuable option for the management of patients with extensive venous…
Neointimal Hyperplasia
Chapter 55 Neointimal Hyperplasia Melina R. Kibbe, Ted R. Kohler, Wesley S. Moore The development of strategies designed to suppress neointimal hyperplasia after peripheral vascular interventions has become increasingly important…
Prosthetic Graft Infection
Chapter 56 Prosthetic Graft Infection Christopher J. Abularrage, Niren Angle, Julie Ann Freischlag The development of prosthetic biomaterial devices has made it possible to treat conditions that otherwise would have…
