Vascular Surgery: Therapeutic Strategies

Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Section I: Carotids......Page 24
1: Concurrent Carotid Revascularization and Coronary Bypass Strategies in the US: The Roles of Carotid Stenting vs Endarterectomy......Page 26
2: Interventional Approaches to Acute Stroke......Page 36
3: High Risk - What Does It Mean?......Page 52
4: Carotid Stents and Embolic Protection Devices......Page 68
Section II: Upper Extremity......Page 76
5: Treatment Options for Hand Ischemia......Page 78
6: Subclavian Artery Aneurysms......Page 94
7: Raynaud's: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment......Page 106
Section III: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome......Page 114
8: Imaging for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome......Page 116
9: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Too Many Operations or Too Few?......Page 132
10: Long-Term Outcomes for Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis......Page 142
11: Diagnosis of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome......Page 152
12: Pectoralis Minor Syndrome......Page 172
13: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Which Way to Go?......Page 184
14: Quality of Life Research in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome......Page 202
Section IV: Trauma......Page 214
15: Civilian Experience with Temporary Arterial Shunts......Page 216
16: Fasciotomies......Page 226
17: Vascular Injury During Anterior Exposure of the Spine......Page 242
18: Vascular Trauma in a Rural Environment......Page 256
19: Endovascular Treatment of Supra-aortic Arterial Trauma......Page 270
Section V: AV Access......Page 282
20: Strategies of Hemodialysis Access......Page 284
21: Management of Access-Related Hand Ischemia......Page 298
22: Complications Associated with Hemodialysis Access......Page 318
23: Axilloaxillary Arteriovenous Access for Hemodialysis......Page 332
24: Access Surveillance......Page 342
Section VI: Lower Extremity......Page 348
25: Catheter-Based Plaque Excision: Is There a Role? Examining the SilverHawk System......Page 350
26: Popliteal Pathology......Page 362
27: Long-Term Results of Combined Common Femoral Endarterectomy and Iliac Stent/ Stent Grafting for Occlusive Disease......Page 374
28: The Cost of Patency......Page 384
Section VII: Visceral Vessels......Page 394
29: Role of Endarterectomy for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia in the Endovascular Era......Page 396
30: Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection......Page 406
31: Visceral Artery Aneurysms Revisited......Page 416
32: Infectious Aortitis......Page 432
33: Vascular Laboratory Evaluation Following Superior Mesenteric Artery Stenting......Page 444
34: Complex Abdominal Aortic Diseases and Reconstruction in Children......Page 456
Section VIII: Venous......Page 470
35: Combined Superficial and Deep Venous Reflux: What Do We Do?......Page 472
36: Isolated Gastrocnemius and Soleal Vein Thrombosis......Page 482
37: Lymphedema: Current Update and Management......Page 492
38: Chronic Venous Disease: Scientific Basis for Patient Management......Page 508
Section IX: Tevar......Page 520
39: TEVAR following FDA Approval: Results of the TAG 05-02 Post Marketing Study......Page 522
40: Chronic Aortic Dissections: Management and Outcomes......Page 526
41: Current Treatment of Type B Thoracic Aortic Dissections......Page 540
42: Combining Open and Endovascular Approaches to Complex Aneurysms......Page 552
43: Connective Tissue Disorders for the Vascular Surgeon......Page 572
44: Renal Malperfusion Following Aortic Dissection......Page 600
Section X: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm I......Page 610
45: Pharmacological Therapy: The Treatment of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms......Page 612
46: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease and Exercise......Page 626
47: Can Patient-Specific Biomechanical Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Be Used to Predict Rupture?......Page 632
48: The Natural History of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm......Page 646
49: Investigating the Unique Relationship of Tobacco Smooke and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms......Page 652
Section XI: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm II......Page 666
50: Salvage Procedures for Late Endovascular Failures......Page 668
51: Late Failure of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair......Page 676
52: The Cost of Endovascular Peripheral Interventions and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair......Page 694
53: Role of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms......Page 706
54: Sac Pressure Measurement after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair......Page 718
Section XII: Vascular Laboratory......Page 732
55: Some Business Aspects of the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory......Page 734
56: Criteria for Carotid Stenosis and Plaque Characteristics......Page 746
Index......Page 760