Vascular medicine : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease: expert consult - online and print

Here is today's most in-depth single source on vascular diseases. It integrates the very latest understanding of vascular biology with detailed, state-of-the-art reviews of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management.The comprehensiveand clinically oriented coverage equips you to effectively evaluate patients with a broad range of vascular diseases, and to implement the most appropriatediagnostic and therapeutic strategies available today. INDICE: 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. Behçet'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

• ISBN: 978-1-4377-2930-6
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1024
• Fecha Publicación: 05/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés