Comprehensive Review In Vascular And Endovascular Medicine

Comprehensive Review in Vascular and Endovascular Medicine provides a primer for clinicians care for patients with vascular disease and incorporates the latest information on medical, endovascular, and surgical therapies.

Master everything you need to know for certification, recertification, and practice with Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 8th Edition. From foundational concepts to the latest developments in the field, Dr. Wesley Moore and a team of international experts prepare you to succeed, using an easy-to-read, user-friendly format and hundreds of review questions to promote efficient and effective study. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. Benefit from the experience of prominent specialists, each of whom provides a complete summary of a particular area of expertise. Visualize key techniques and anatomy thanks to hundreds of easy-to-follow illustrations, including line drawings, CT scans, angiograms, arteriograms, and photographs. Get up to speed with the most recent practices and techniques in vascular diagnosis, peripheral arterial disease, aortic aneurysms/aortic dissection, visceral aneurysms, lower extremities/critical limb ischemia, infra-inguinal occlusive disease, and more - with 16 brand-new chapters and expanded and updated information throughout. Refresh your knowledge with comprehensive coverage that reflects the increasingly important role of endovascular procedures. Access the entire text and illustrations online at www.expertconsult.com, as well as video clips that demonstrate Intra Cranial Lysis of MCA Embolus; Mobile Thrombus in the Carotid Artery; Selective Catheterization, Placement of Protection Filter and PTA/Stenting of the Carotid Artery; and Watermelon Seeding of the Balloon.

Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2nd Edition, edited by John W. Hallett, Jr., MD, FACS, Joseph L. Mills, MD, Jonothan Earnshaw, DM, FRCS, Jim A. Reekers, MD, PhD, and Thom Rooke, MD delivers in-depth, clinically focused coverage of all aspects of vascular surgery in an exceptionally well-designed single reference. Each disease chapter follows the same consistent format, for quick consultation and better comprehension. The revised 2nd Edition features several new chapters, increased endovascular treatment coverage, and updated data from the latest trials...bringing you the newest advances from the field. More than 1,000 photographs, line drawings and tables-including many revised illustrations now in color-depict key concepts and procedures. With its practical user friendly approach-and online access through Expert Consult functionality-this resource offers convenient access to complete guidance. Presents the work of a team of nearly 80 internationally respected vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists who focus on the issues and challenges you face in everyday practice. Uses a highly structured, templated format in each chapter to quickly and consistently deliver information on basic science, clinical presentation, non-invasive testing, medical management, surgical management, complications, outcome, and follow up-making information easy to access and understand. Includes Key Points boxes in every chapter that allow for quick reference and efficient study. Features over 1,000 photographs, line drawings, charts and tables that make important information easy to comprehend. Integrates clinical information with basic science making the material relevant to everyday practice. Covers treatment and interventions from an evidence-based perspective, whenever possible. Provides short, clinical vignettes in the same style as those found on oral exams. Provides online access to the text via expertconsult.com where you can perform quick searches of the complete contents, download all of the images, further your study with bonus review and self assessment questions, and follow links to PubMed abstracts for convenient consultation whwere and when you need it most. Offers new chapters on vascular diagnosis, graft infections, aortic dissection, and visceral aneurysms for greater coverage of the field. Includes a significant increase in endovascular treatment coverage in many of the chapters, reflecting the growing need for experience in these procedures. Presents current data from DREAM and EVAR 1 and 2 trials. Features a revised artwork program-including many revised illustrations and former black and white images now in color-for an enhanced visual understanding of concepts. Includes bonus review and self assessment questions accompany the online version.

This indispensable certification and recertification preparation source presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of vascular surgery and a superb refresher on the state of today's practice. International experts cover every aspect of the field-from the basics to the latest developments-in an easy-to-read, user-friendly format. Every chapter offers a complete summary of a key topic in vascular surgery, authored by prominent specialists with particular expertise in that area. And, numerous review questions at the end of each chapter help you evaluate your mastery of the material. Delivers clear, detailed descriptions of the newest, most effective diagnostic and operative maneuvers and techniques. Provides hundreds of easy-to-follow illustrations-including line drawings, CT scans, angiograms, arteriograms, and photographs. Includes Key Points throughout that enable you to quickly identify the most salient information. Features abundant new coverage that reflects the increasingly important role of endovascular surgery. Offers six brand-new chapters: Pharmacology of Drugs Used in the Management of Vascular Disease (Ch.9) . Arterial Access, Guidewires, Catheters, Sheaths, and Angioplasty Catheters (Ch.17) . Angioplasty and Stenting for Aortoiliac Disease: Technique and Results (Ch.18) . Angioplasty and Stenting for Mesenteric and Renal Artery Disease: Technique and Results (Ch.19) . Angioplasty and Stenting for Infrainguinal Disease: Technique and Results (Ch.20). and Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery for Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease: Technique and Results.(Ch.23) Includes a CD-ROM offering additional review questions and answers . an Image Bank featuring all of the illustrations from the text-downloadable for use in electronic presentations . and video clips to help you prepare for board certification review of surgical interventions.

Winner of a COMMENDED AWARD in the Urology category of the 2008 BMA Medical Book Competition. Following on from the huge success of the first edition, this is the second edition which will not only update all previous chapters but also, it will have many additional chapters to add value over and above the first edition. The need for dialysis access surgery is growing rapidly as the population of patients with endstage renal failure expands. This book is aimed at those healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients undergoing dialysis. Vascular Access Simplified gives a comprehensive review of all aspects of adult dialysis access with a specific emphasis on haemodialysis. The text highlights some of the difference in practices of physicians in Europe and the USA. The contributors are allied professionals, physicians, radiologists, vascular and transplant surgeons who have a specific interest and are all committed to improving the quality of dialysis access.

The Vascular and Endovascular Medicine Study Guide is a 10-year compilation of examination questions and content from Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) and other expert contributors. Since its first symposium in 2003, VIVA has provided state-of-the-art education for physicians with an interest and commitment to vascular and endovascular medicine. VIVA?s unique Laptop Learning ? system has allowed participants to engage in pre- and post-testing to determine their level of knowledge and gauge their improvement over the week of VIVA?s annual conference. We have pooled these questions and added many more, as well as provided explanations of correct and incorrect answers to create a true study guide. This is designed not only for those physicians interested in sitting for the American Board of Vascular Medicine General and Endovascular board certification examinations, but also as a guide for any physicians who care for patients with vascular disease. Features:1. Five comprehensive practice exams, each containing approximately 50 multiple choice questions 2. Complete answer explanations for further understanding of each question3. Full color images of scans, tests, and patient conditions4. Ideal review for the American Board of Vascular Medicine examinations

Using an easy-to-read, user-friendly format and hundreds of review questions that facilitate effective studying, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 9th Edition, contains the essential information you need for exam success and daily reference. Dr. Wesley Moore and a team of international experts cover everything from foundational concepts to the latest developments in the field, with each specialist providing a complete summary of a particular area of expertise. Extensive updates throughout the text keep you current with all that’s new in this rapidly expanding field. Presents indications, techniques, and results of the spectrum of open vascular operations including carotid endarterectomy, repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, aorto-femoral bypass, and infra-inguinal bypass, as well as management of varicose veins and deep venous occlusive disease. Contains hundreds of review questions for self-assessment and exam preparation, enhancing your study with superb, easy-to-follow illustrations: line drawings, photographs, duplex ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography, CT angiography, and catheter-based contrast angiography. Discusses key topics such as catheter-based intervention, including endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm, aorto-iliac and femoral-popliteal-tibial occlusive disease, and carotid artery stenting. Features five new chapters: Congenital Arterial Malformations; Atherectomy and Arterial Closure Devices; Carotid Body Tumors; Building a Hybrid Operating Suite including Robotic Capability; and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers. Provides up-to-date coverage of the increasingly important role of endovascular intervention in the vascular surgeon’s practice. Details the latest medical management of vascular disease including treatment of hypertension, risk factor modification, and the use of anti-platelets, anti-coagulants, and statins. Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.