Vascular Medicine, A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Here is today's most in-depth single source on vascular diseases. It integrates the very latest understanding of vascular biology with detailed, state-of-the-art reviews of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. The comprehensive and clinically oriented coverage equips you to effectively evaluate patients with a broad range of vascular diseases, and to implement the most appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies available today.


Features

Inside you'll find today’s best methods for identifying and treating…

* Arterial diseases of the limb
* Renal, Mesenteric and Cerebral circulation problems
* Aortic aneurysms
* Vasospastic diseases
* Vasculitides
* Venous Thromboembolism
* Lymphedema

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Contents

I. Biology of Blood Vessels
1. The Endothelium
2. Vascular Smooth Muscle
3. Connective Tissue and Matrix
4. Rheology
5. Hemostasis
6. Vascular Pharmacology
II. Pathobiology of Blood Vessels
7. Atherosclerosis
8. Vasculitis
9. Thrombosis
III. Principles of the Vascular Evaluation
10. History and Physical Examination
11. Vascular Laboratory
12. MRI
13. CT
14. Angiography
IV. Peripheral Arterial Disease
15. Epidemiology
16. Pathophysiology of Intermittent Claudication
17. Pathophysiology of Critical Limb Ischemia
18. Clinical Evaluation
19. Pharmacotherapy
20. Catheter-based Intervention
21. Reconstructive Surgery
V. Renal Artery Disease
22. Pathophysiology
23. Clinical Evaluation
24. Treatment
25. Surgery
VI. Visceral Ischemia
26. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
27. Clinical Evaluation
28. Treatment
VII. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
29. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
VIII. Cerebrovascular Disease
30. Epidemiology
31. Clinical Evaluation
32. Medical Management
33. Carotid Angioplasty/stent
34. Carotid Endarterectomy
IX. Aortic Dissection
35. Pathophysiology
36. Clinical Evaluation
37. Medical Therapy
38. Surgical Therapy
39. Endovascular Therapy
X. Aortic Aneurysms
40. Epidemiology and Prognosis
41. Pathophysiology
42. Clinical Evaluation
43. Surgical Reconstructive Therapy
44. Endovascular Grafts
XI. Vasculitis
45. Overview of the Vasculitides
46. Takayasu’s Arteritis
47. Giant Cell Arteritis
48. Thromboangiitis Obliterans
49. Kawasaki’s Disease
50. Behçet’s Disease
XII. Acute Limb Ischemia
51. Acute Arterial Occlusion
52. Atheroembolism
XIII. Vasospasm and Other Related Vascular Disease
53. Reynaud’s Phenomenon
54. Acrocyanosis
55. Erythromelalgia
56. Pernio
57. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
XIV. Venous Thromboembolic Disease
58. Epidemiology
59. Clinical Evaluation
60. Venous Thrombosis
61. Pulmonary Embolism
62. Treatment
63. Prophylaxis
64. Catheter-based Interventions
XV. Chronic Venous Disorders
65. Varicose Veins
66. Venous Insufficiency
XVI. Pulmonary Hypertension
67. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
68. Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
69. Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
XVII. Lymphatic Disorders
70. Lymphedema
71. Lymphangiitis
XVIII. Miscellaneous
72. Vascular Infection
73. Vascular Ulcers
74. Vascular Trauma
75. Vascular Compression Syndromes
76. Congenital Vascular Malformations
77. Vascular Neoplasms