Table of 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

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