Description
Book SynopsisApproximately eight to twelve million individuals in the United States are affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Thus this disease is common and well represented in nearly all adult medical practices. Peripheral arterial diseases include diverse clinical entities that encompass atherosclerotic, aneurysmal, vasospastic, and inflammatory disorders that affect the arteries. The Peripheral Arterial Disease Handbook presents a unique compendium of evidenced-based and expert approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial diseases, written for all practitioners who care for adults with these disorders. This comprehensive, easy-to-use book presents both epidemiological and pathophysiological data in succinct form, along with a practical clinical review of the diagnosis and treatment of the most important areas of peripheral arterial disease care.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ARTERIAL DISEASE. Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis in Peripheral Arterial Diseases. Arterial Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Endothelial Function in Atherosclerosis. PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES. Peripheral Arterial Disease. Clinical and Vascular Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Claudication: The Primary Symptom of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Critical Leg Ischemia. Acute Arterial Ischemia. Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease. ABDOMINAL ARTERIAL DISEASE. Visceral Arterial Disease. Etiology, Prevalence, and Natural History of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery. DISEASES OF THE AORTA. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Aortic Dissection. Aortic Disease: Atheroembolism and Thromboembolism. VASCULITIS AND VASOSPASM. Thromboangitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease. Vasculitis. Raynaud's Phenomenon. LESS COMMON VASCULAR SYNDROMES. Unusual Vascular Diseases of the Extremities. Compression Syndromes of the Thoracic Outlet. Upper Extremity Arterial Disease. INTEGRATED VASCULAR CARE. Role of the Vascular Nurse. Role of the Vascular Laboratory Technician.
