VASCULAR MEDICINE. A COMPANION TO BRAUNWALD'S HEART DISEASE (ONLINE AND PRINT)

By

Mark Creager, MD, Vacsular Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, MA

Victor Dzau, James B Duke Professor of Medicine, Director of Molecular and Genomic Vascular Biology, Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University; President and Chief Executive Officer for Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, Wade, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief, Boston Medical Center, Director, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston, MA

Description

Tap into the latest knowledge and approaches to vascular medicine with the comprehensive, clinically oriented coverage of this new addition to the Braunwald's Heart Disease family. You'll find today's best methods for identifying and treating arterial diseases of the limbs * renal, mesenteric and cerebral circulation problems * aortic aneurysms * vasospastic diseases * vasculitides * venous thromboembolisms * lymphedema * and much more.

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. Behcet?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