Chapter 57 Pulmonary Hypertension in Non-Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients Bradley A. Maron, Joseph Loscalzo Overview of Pulmonary Hypertension Definition and Nomenclature Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as a sustained mean…
Chapter 23 Clinical Evaluation of Renal Artery Disease Joe F. Lau, Jeffrey W. Olin Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005 to 2008, extrapolated to 2008,…
Chapter 21 Reconstructive Surgery for Peripheral Artery Disease Matthew T. Menard, James T. McPhee, Michael Belkin The clinical manifestations and complications of atherosclerosis are the most common therapeutic challenge encountered…
Chapter 11 The History and Physical Examination Joshua A. Beckman, Mark A. Creager The ubiquitous nature of arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels allows for any region of the body to…
Chapter 38 Clinical Evaluation of Aortic Aneurysms Joshua A. Beckman, Mark A. Creager The vast majority of aortic aneurysms are asymptomatic, accounting for a much higher disease prevalence than hospitalization…
Chapter 48 Raynaud’s Phenomenon Mark A. Creager, Todd S. Perlstein, Jonathan L. Halperin In its simplest form, local syncope is a condition perfectly compatible with health. Persons who are attacked…
Chapter 20 Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease Christopher J. White The concept of nonsurgical catheter-based peripheral vascular revascularization was first described by Charles Dotter1 and further advanced with the…
Chapter 53 Pulmonary Embolism Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Gregory Piazza Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) comprise venous thromboembolism (VTE), a complex illness that warrants primary…
Chapter 42 Takayasu’s Arteritis Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Gary S. Hoffman Takayasu’s arteritis is a rare chronic inflammatory large-vessel disease with a female bias. It affects the aorta and its primary branches….
Chapter 40 Endovascular Therapy for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Matthew J. Eagleton, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr. Surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) dates back centuries. Some of the initial approaches…
