Current therapy in vascular and endovascular surgery

Front Cover; Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Contents; Cerebrovascular Disease; Pathology of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis; GEOMETRY OF THE CAROTID BIFURCATION; HEMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS AT THE CAROTID BIFURCATION; CAROTID BIFURCATION ATHEROSCLEROSIS; Selected References; Carotid and Vertebral Artery Fibrodysplasia; CAROTID ARTERY FIBRODYSPLASIA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY FIBRODYSPLASIA; Carotid Artery Dissections; CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; Selected References; TREATMENT; OUTCOMES; Selected References; Carotid Artery Kinks and Coils.;ETIOLOGYEPIDEMIOLOGY; IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS; Giant Cell Arteritis; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT; Selected References; CLINICAL FEATURES; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL TREATMENT; SURGICAL TREATMENT; PROGNOSIS; Arteriographic Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease; INDICATIONS FOR CATHETER-BASED ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES; COMPLICATIONS OF CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; Selected References; Computed Tomography in Cerebrovascular Disease; Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; Selected References.;POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHYCONCLUSION; Selected References; Duplex Scanning and Spectral Analysis of Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerotic Disease; IMPORTANT CONCEPTS; GRADING OF STENOSIS; DUPLEX SCANNING AND STROKE RISK STRATIFICATION: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; Selected References; Transcranial Doppler in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease; TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL INDICATIONS; FUNCTIONAL TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; THERAPEUTIC TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; SUMMARY; Selected References; Medical Treatment to Prevent Transient Ischemic Attacks and Ischemic Stroke; MODIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS.;CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE PREVENTIONSTROKE PREVENTION IN SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION OF TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK AND STROKE; SECONDARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CONCLUSION; Selected References; Medical Therapy Including Fibrinolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke; DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT; PREVENTING FUTURE STROKES; INTRAARTERIAL THROMBOLYSIS; Selected References; Diabetes as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease; DIABETES AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PREVENTION OF STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES.;DIABETES AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASESGLYCEMIC CONTROL IN THE SETTING OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; CONCLUSION; Selected References; Selection of Patients for Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Artery Stenting; CAROTID STENTING VERSUS ENDARTERECTOMY: MAJOR TRIAL DATA; TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; LIMITATIONS OF TRANSFEMORAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING WITH DISTAL FILTER PROTECTION; Selected References; Technical Aspects of Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Disease.

Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery is an ideal medical reference book to consult for information in this ever-changing field! Thoroughly revised to reflect the most recent innovations in vascular and endovascular surgery, it features more than 150 chapters on topics new to this edition, and equips residents and practitioners alike with the latest procedures and techniques in this rapidly growing area. Internationally recognized experts present expanded coverage of a wide array of topics, keeping you abreast of all of today's developments! Quickly locate key information with concise, to-the-point chapters. Prepare for boards or certification exams through coverage that spans the entire spectrum of vascular surgery.