Peripheral Arterial Disease (2009)

Description: Written by a multidisciplinary team of internationally recognized authors, this book delivers an in-depth and practical overview of peripheral arterial disease. It covers all major extracardiac arterial systems and serves as a point-of-care reference for the vascular surgeon, radiologist, vascular internist, and cardiologist. Peripheral Arterial Disease offers essential insights on clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, and various treatment options, including medical, surgical, and endovascular modalities.

Features:

* Expert coverage of anatomy, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and more
* Focus on both common and rare disease states in all peripheral circulations
* Section on diagnostic imaging modalities, including agiography, IVUS, MRI, and ultrasound
* More than 500 color figures, tables, and charts
* Author team represents a wide range of specialties
* Important chapters on vasculitis, intracranial disease, carotid artery disease, the ascending thoracic aorta, and lower extremity peripheral arterial disease -all of which reflect the book's expansive scope
* Review of fundamental topics such as clinical assessment of endothelial function, blood pressure regulation, taking patient history, and the physical exam