Volume 6 - Issue 2 - March/April 2009
Feature
Original Contribution
03/16/2009
The first clear account of the condition we now know (after Laennec) as aortic dissection.
The first clear account of the condition we now know (after Laennec) as aortic dissection.
The first clear account of the...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
03/16/2009
Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FASCI
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona
Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FE...
Acute thromboembolic events can occur in percutaneous peripheral interventions. We present a case of periprocedural acute limb ischemia due to embolic thrombosis of the right tibioperoneal trunk during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty...
Acute thromboembolic events can occur in percutaneous peripheral interventions. We present a case of periprocedural acute limb ischemia due to embolic thrombosis of the right tibioperoneal trunk during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty...
Acute thromboembolic events can...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
03/16/2009
Louis Biegler, MD
Division of Vascular Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Northfield, Illinois
Louis Biegler, MD
Division of Vascula...
Thrombosis prophylaxis methods have been widely tested and found to be extremely effective for the prevention of serious or fatal events known to be common in patients undergoing surgery or who are medically ill. A common reason for failure...
Thrombosis prophylaxis methods have been widely tested and found to be extremely effective for the prevention of serious or fatal events known to be common in patients undergoing surgery or who are medically ill. A common reason for failure...
Thrombosis prophylaxis methods...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
03/16/2009
Daniel Carradice, MD; Ian Chetter, MD
Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom
Daniel Carradice, MD; Ian Chetter, MD...
Varicose veins are a common problem, affecting 10–23% of men and 30–40% of women, and are known to impair health-related quality of life. Surgery is the most commonly employed treatment in the U.K.
Varicose veins are a common problem, affecting 10–23% of men and 30–40% of women, and are known to impair health-related quality of life. Surgery is the most commonly employed treatment in the U.K.
Varicose veins are a common...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
03/16/2009
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine PC, Davenport, Iowa
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD
Cardiovasc...
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a global problem, affecting 12–14% of the general population. Its prevalence increases with age. Peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI) have sharply increased over the past decade to treat symptomatic...
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a global problem, affecting 12–14% of the general population. Its prevalence increases with age. Peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI) have sharply increased over the past decade to treat symptomatic...
Peripheral artery disease (PAD)...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
03/16/2009
Brian J. Manning, MD
Endovascular Center, Malmo, Sweden
Brian J. Manning, MD
Endovascular Cen...
The limitations of current management of acute and chronic Type B dissections are demonstrated by contemporary studies, which report an in-hospital mortality rate of up to 25% and a 3-year survival rate of 77.6% among those discharged from...
The limitations of current management of acute and chronic Type B dissections are demonstrated by contemporary studies, which report an in-hospital mortality rate of up to 25% and a 3-year survival rate of 77.6% among those discharged from...
The limitations of current...
03/16/2009
Vascular Disease Management
