Advanced Endovascular Therapy of Aortic Disease

by Editor: Alan B. Lumsden; Editor: Peter H. Lin (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA); Editor: Changyi Chen (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas); Editor: Juan Parodi (University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL, USA)

• ISBN13: 9780470994337
• ISBN10: 0470994339
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

At last, years of clinical experience and the latest clinical evidence comes together in one comprehensive collection by world-renown experts at the Baylor College of Medicine.A complete and focused examination of all aspects of endovascular therapy of aortic disease, Advanced Endovascular Therapy provides you with all of the information you need on:Natural history and preoperative planning Thoracic aortic aneurysm Aortic dissection and traumatic aortic injury Techniques, new devices, and surveillanceWith 26 chapters skilfully organized into four main sections, this book helps you obtain the best results when using endovascular treatments for patients with aortic disease.Keep Advanced Endovascular Therapy close at hand for frequent reference.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.Contributors.Preface.PART I - NATURAL HISTORY AND PREOPERATIVE PLANNING.Chapter 1 - Etiology and pathogenesis of aortic disease - Bo Risberg and Lars L_nn.Chapter 2 - Clinical consideration of aortic disease: atherosclerosis, aneurysm, dissection, and traumatic injury - Lars L_nn and Bo Risberg.Chapter 3 - Thoracic aortic aneurysms: classification, incidence, etiology, natural history, and results - Hazim J. Safi.Chapter 4 - Angiographic aortic anatomy and variants - Louis G. Martin.Chapter 5 - Patient selection for thoracic endografts: today and tomorrow - Mark A. Farber.Chapter 6 - Non-invasive aortic imaging modalities: CT, MRI, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) - Tae K. Song and Rodney A. White.Chapter 7 - Preoperative imaging and device sizing in endovascular management of thoracic aortic aneurysms - Panagiotis Kougias, Hosam El Sayed, and Wei Zhou.Chapter 8 - Intramural hematoma and penetrating ulcer - Michael D. Dake.Chapter 9 - Patient follow-up and evaluation of abdominal and thoracic stent grafts - Jan D. Blankensteijn.PART II - THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM.Chapter 10 - Endovascular therapy of thoracic aneurysms: Gore TAG trial results - Jae-Sung Cho, Shan-e-ali Haider, and Michel S. Makaroun.Chapter 11 - The Medtronic TALENT and VALIANT devices: moving toward the next generation of thoracic aortic stent grafts - Ron Fairman.Chapter 12 - Early clinical experience with the Bolton Relay thoracic stent graft - Frank J. Criado.Chapter 13 - Clinical results of the EUROSTAR thoracic registry - Peter Harris, Lina Leurs, Randolph Statius van Eps, and Jacob Buth.Chapter 14 - Management of aortic aneurysms and dissections with the Zenith TX2 stent graft - W. Anthony Lee.PART III - AORTIC DISSECTION AND TRAUMATIC AORTIC INJURY.Chapter 15 - Aortic dissection: evaluation and management - choosing the right intervention - David M. Williams.Chapter 16 - Aortic dissection: role of fenestration and stents in the endograft era - David M. Williams.Chapter 17 - Blunt trauma to the thoracic aorta: current challenges - Kenneth L. Mattox, Cliff Whigham, Richard G. Fisher, and Matthew J. Wall, Jr.Chapter 18 - Traumatic disruption of the aorta - Ross Milner, Karthik Kasirajan, and Elliot Chaikof.Chapter 19 - Should endovascular repair be considered the standard treatment in traumatic thoracic aortic injury? - Peter H. Lin, Tam T. Huynh, and Eric K. Peden.PART IV - TECHNIQUES, NEW DEVICES AND SURVEILLANCE.Chapter 20 - Site-specific aortic endografting: case examples and discussion - the ascending aorta - Edward B. Diethrich.Chapter 21 - Improved endograft fixation - a role for aortic endostapling? - Brian R. Hopkinson.Chapter 22 - Treating smaller aneurysms: is there a rationale? - Kenneth Ouriel.Chapter 23 - Management strategies, adjuncts and technical tips to facilitate endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms - Frank J. Veith, Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, & Evan C. Lipsitz.Chapter 24 - Postoperative imaging surveillance and endoleak management after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms - S. William Stavropoulos and Jeffrey P. Carpenter.Chapter 25 - Percutaneous repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with local anesthesia and conscious sedation - Zvonimir Krajcer, Neil Strickman, Ali Mortazavi and Kathryn Dougherty.Chapter 26 - Endoleak management in the abdominal aorta - Jennifer L. Ash, Syed M. Hussain, Kim J. Hodgson.Chapter 27 - Aneurysm sac pressure measurement with a pressure sensor in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair - Lisandro Carnero and Ross Milner.Index