Vascular Medicine: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
- 3rd Edition - May 22, 2019
- Latest edition
- Authors: Mark Creager, Joshua A. Beckman, Joseph Loscalzo
- Language: English
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Cardiology**With authoritative coverage of everything from recent discoveries in the field of vascular biology to recent clinica… Read more
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Cardiology**
With authoritative coverage of everything from recent discoveries in the field of vascular biology to recent clinical trials and evidence-based treatment strategies, Vascular Medicine, 3rd Edition, is your go-to resource for improving your patients’ cardiovascular health. Part of the Braunwald family of renowned cardiology references, this updated volume integrates a contemporary understanding of vascular biology with a thorough review of clinical vascular diseases, making it an ideal reference for vascular medicine specialists, general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists.
Key features
Key features
- Incorporates technologic advances in vascular imaging – including ultrasound, MRI, CTA, and catheter-based angiography – along with more than 230 new figures, providing an up-to-date and complete view of the vascular system and vascular diseases
- Covers novel antithrombotic therapies for peripheral artery disease and venous thromboemboism, advances in endovascular interventions for aortic aneurysms, and today’s best surgical treatments for vascular diseases
- Includes seven new chapters: Pathobiology of Aortic Aneurysms; Pathobiology and Assessment of Cardiovascular Fibrosis; Large Vessel Vasculitis; Medium and Small Vessel Vasculitis; Epidemiology and Prognosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease; Fibromuscular Dysplasia; and Dermatologic Manifestations of Vascular Disease
- Discusses methods for aggressive patient management and disease prevention to ensure minimal risk of further cardiovascular problems
- Keeps you current with ACC/AHA and ECC guidelines and the best ways to implement them in clinical practice
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Readership
Readership
Clinical cardiologists, Interventional cardiologists
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Vascular Embryology and Angiogenesis
2. The Endothelium
3. Vascular Smooth Muscle
4. Normal Mechanisms of Vascular Hemostasis
5. Vascular Pharmacology
6. Pathobiology of Atherosclerosis
7. Pathobiology of Aortic Aneurysms
8. Pathobiology of Thrombosis
9. Pathobiology and Assessment of Cardiovascular Fibrosis
10. Pathobiology of Vasculitis
11. The History and Physical Examination
12. Vascular Laboratory Testing
13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
14. Computed Tomographic Angiography
15. Catheter-Based Peripheral Angiography
16. The Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease
17. Pathophysiology of Peripheral Artery Disease
18. Peripheral Artery Disease: Clinical Evaluation
19. Medical Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
20. Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
21. Reconstructive Surgery for Peripheral Artery Disease
22. Pathophysiology of Renal Artery Disease
23. Clinical Evaluation of Renal Artery Disease
24. Treatment of Renal Artery Disease
25. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Mesenteric Vascular Disease
26. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Mesenteric Vascular Disease
27. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
28. Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease
29. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease
30. Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
31. Carotid Artery Revascularization
32. Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Medical Management of Aortic Dissection
33. Surgical Therapy for Aortic Dissection
34. Endovascular Therapy for Aortic Dissection
35. Epidemiology and Prognosis of Aortic Aneurysms
36. Clinical Evaluation of Aortic Aneurysms
37. Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
38. Endovascular Therapy for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
39. Overview of Vasculitis
40. Large Vessel Vasculitis
41. Medium and Small Vessel Vasculitis
42. Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger Disease)
43. Kawasaki Disease
44. Acute Arterial Occlusion
45. Atheroembolism
46. Raynaud Phenomenon
47. Acrocyanosis
48. Erythromelalgia
49. Pernio (Chilblains)
50. Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolic Disease
51. Clinical Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism
52. Management of Venous Thromboembolism
53. Varicose Veins
54. Chronic Venous Insufficiency
55. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
56. Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Nonpulmonary Arterial Hypertension
57. Diseases of the Lymphatic Circulation
58. Fibromuscular Dysplasia
59. Vascular Infections
60. Dermatological Manifestations of Vascular Disease
61. Lower Extremity Ulceration
62. Vascular Trauma
63. Vascular Compression Syndromes
64. Peripheral Vascular Anomalies, Malformations Vascular Tumors
2. The Endothelium
3. Vascular Smooth Muscle
4. Normal Mechanisms of Vascular Hemostasis
5. Vascular Pharmacology
6. Pathobiology of Atherosclerosis
7. Pathobiology of Aortic Aneurysms
8. Pathobiology of Thrombosis
9. Pathobiology and Assessment of Cardiovascular Fibrosis
10. Pathobiology of Vasculitis
11. The History and Physical Examination
12. Vascular Laboratory Testing
13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
14. Computed Tomographic Angiography
15. Catheter-Based Peripheral Angiography
16. The Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease
17. Pathophysiology of Peripheral Artery Disease
18. Peripheral Artery Disease: Clinical Evaluation
19. Medical Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
20. Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
21. Reconstructive Surgery for Peripheral Artery Disease
22. Pathophysiology of Renal Artery Disease
23. Clinical Evaluation of Renal Artery Disease
24. Treatment of Renal Artery Disease
25. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Mesenteric Vascular Disease
26. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Mesenteric Vascular Disease
27. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
28. Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease
29. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease
30. Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
31. Carotid Artery Revascularization
32. Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Medical Management of Aortic Dissection
33. Surgical Therapy for Aortic Dissection
34. Endovascular Therapy for Aortic Dissection
35. Epidemiology and Prognosis of Aortic Aneurysms
36. Clinical Evaluation of Aortic Aneurysms
37. Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
38. Endovascular Therapy for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
39. Overview of Vasculitis
40. Large Vessel Vasculitis
41. Medium and Small Vessel Vasculitis
42. Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger Disease)
43. Kawasaki Disease
44. Acute Arterial Occlusion
45. Atheroembolism
46. Raynaud Phenomenon
47. Acrocyanosis
48. Erythromelalgia
49. Pernio (Chilblains)
50. Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolic Disease
51. Clinical Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism
52. Management of Venous Thromboembolism
53. Varicose Veins
54. Chronic Venous Insufficiency
55. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
56. Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Nonpulmonary Arterial Hypertension
57. Diseases of the Lymphatic Circulation
58. Fibromuscular Dysplasia
59. Vascular Infections
60. Dermatological Manifestations of Vascular Disease
61. Lower Extremity Ulceration
62. Vascular Trauma
63. Vascular Compression Syndromes
64. Peripheral Vascular Anomalies, Malformations Vascular Tumors
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: June 26, 2019
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
MC
Mark Creager
Affiliations and expertise
Vacsular Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, USAJL
Joseph Loscalzo
Physician-in-Chief Emeritus Joseph Loscalzo
works in the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine, Hersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Affiliations and expertise
Physician-in-Chief Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine, Hersey Distinguished Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA