Vascular Surgery : Basic Science and Clinical Correlations, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Rodney A. White; Editor: Larry H. Hollier (LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans)

• ISBN13: 9781405143806
• ISBN10: 1405143800
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This second edition of a very successful vascular surgery text was developed in order to address significant changes that have occurred in contemporary vascular surgery and to highlight new information that has developed regarding vascular imaging, interventional and endovascular procedures. The overall length of the text is slightly shorter than the first edition with relevant core chapters being retained to emphasize the basic science nature of the text, with approximately 60% of the material undergoing major revisions or being new chapters. The significant change from the first text is an emphasis on vascular pathology and physiology that is relevant to current practice including information that is currently included on the vascular board examinations. A new emphasis on endovascular therapies has been added by including five chapters on endovascular techniques and an additional section with six chapters comparing conventional vascular reconstruction to endovascular methods. These new chapters address the most important issue in contemporary vascular surgery, i.e., the role of endovascular methods in treating vascular lesions and the impact that this has on training and credentialing. A unique aspect of this book differentiating it from other texts is a comparison of conventional methods with the endovascular techniques. Overall the text provides a comprehensive perspective of contemporary vascular surgery and future perspectives. The authors are preeminent in the field and are most capable for addressing the assigned topics with the goals being to provide an updated and forward looking text that accommodates the needs of practicing and training vascular surgeons.

Table of Contents

Contributions

Preface

Acknowledgments

Vascular Pathology and Physiology

Embryology and Development of the Vascular System

Vascular Wall Physiology

Homeostasis and Coagulation

Molecular Aspects of Atherosclerosis

Localization of Atherosclerosis Lesions

Pathogenesis of Arterial Fibrodysplasia

Physiology of Vasospastic Disorders

BuergerÆs Disease

Ergotism

Arteritis

Adventitial Cystic Disease

Entrapment Syndromes

Intimal Hyperplasia

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Aneurysmal Disease

Pathophysiology of Renovascular Hypertension

Pathophysiology, Hemodynamics, and Complications of Venous Disease

Physiologic Changes in Lymphatic Dysfunction

Physiologic Changes in Visceral Ischemia

Natural History of Atherosclerosis in the Lower Extremity, Carotid, and Coronary Circulations

Neurologic Basis for Sympathetically Maintained Pain: Causalgia and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Compartment Syndromes Physiology

Physiology of Reperfusion Injury

Cerebral Ischemia

Pathophysiology of Spinal Cord Ischemia

Vascular Erectile Dysfunction: Mechanisms and Current Approaches

Portal Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Clinical Correlates

Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostics

Physiologic Basis of Hemodynamic Measurement

Spectral Analysis

Ultrasound Imaging

Radionuclide Scanning

Computed Tomography

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Invasive Vascular Diagnostics

Angiography

Intravascular Ultrasound

Angioscopy in Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Medical Management

Atherosclerosis: Risk Factor and Medical Management

Pharmacologic Intervention: Thrombolytic Therapy

Pharmacologic Intervention: Vasodilation Therapy and Rheologic Agents

Pharmacologic Intervention: Lipid-Lowering Agents

Infections and Antibiotics in Vascular Surgery

Endovascular Interventions for Vascular Disease

Catheter-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Atheroembolic Disease

Balloon Angioplasty and Transluminal Recanalization

Intravascular Stents

Endovascular Prostheses for repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Comparison of Conventional Vascular Reconstruction and Endovascular Techniques

Surgical and Endovascular treatment of Chronic Ischemia of the Lower Limbs

Aortoiliac Endovascular Recanalization Compared to Surgical Reconstruction

Endovascular stent-graft repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections

Brachiocephalic Vascular Reconstructions Compared with Endovascular Repair

Carotid Endarterectomy Compared with Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

Endovascular Intervention for Venous Occlusion Compared with Surgical Reconstruction

Index

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