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Pathophysiology and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Disease in Peripheral Arteries

  • 1st Edition - June 12, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Aloke Virmani Finn
  • Language: English

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Disease in Peripheral Arteries is a thorough review of the disease written by experts studying its detection and treatment. These… Read more

Description

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Disease in Peripheral Arteries is a thorough review of the disease written by experts studying its detection and treatment. These state-of-the-art chapters summarize emerging knowledge about this important area of medicine. The pathophysiology and treatment of peripheral artery (PAD) disease remains poorly understood even by practitioners. Often it is assumed that PAD should be treated in a similar fashion to coronary artery disease (CAD), when in fact recent data suggest a distinct pathophysiology with genetic risk having some but not complete overlap with CAD.

This is a novel reference of emerging data on the factors behind its development and progression, detection, and treatment suggest an emerging paradigm for this disease.

Key features

  • Provides understanding for the pathophysiology of PAD from pathologic and molecular perspectives
  • Reviews state-of-the art modalities for its detection as well as the data surrounding new medical and interventional treatment for PAD
  • Elucidates the impact of new treatment modalities such as drug coated balloons and atherectomy devices such a lithotripsy

Readership

Researchers and physicians interested in the field of PAD Vascular Medicine specialists, Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional radiology and cardiology specialists, students, Industry who makes some of the devices discussed

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Atherosclerosis- pathology of lower extremity atherosclerosis

3. Epidemiology of PAD

4. Molecular Understanding of Peripheral Arterial Disease

5. Non-invasive imaging of CT and MRA in Evaluation of PAD

6. Medical Therapy of PAD: Joshua Beckman

7. Intravascular Imaging: Role in PAD

8. Interventional Treatment of PAD: Atherectomy

9. Interventional Treatment of PAD: Drug Coated Balloons and Stents

10. Future Directions

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 14, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Aloke Virmani Finn

Dr. Aloke Virmani Finn is a physician-scientist whose focus is on the pathology of cardiovascular disease and its treatment. He serves as the Medical Director and Chief Scientific Officer for CVPath Institute where he oversees device development research and runs a molecular lab with focus on the molecular understanding of vascular wall injury and healing, genetics of sudden cardiac death and molecular basis of coronary artery disease.  When not running CVPath, he performs interventional cardiology procedures at University of Maryland.
Affiliations and expertise
Director and Chief Scientific Officer, CVPath

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