Main description:

If you are one of the many physicians from different specialty disciplines who perform endovascular interventions then this practical reference will help you to develop your endovascular skills and encompass them into daily practice. "Endovascular Therapy" covers everything you need to know about creating an endovascular program, such as imaging, catheter and device inventory, nursing support, and technician support. In addition, this book provides a basic knowledge of the pathophysiology of vascular disease, interventional techniques, and endovascular modalities of various disease categories. Each individual disease and endovascular therapy is discussed and emphasis is placed on the relevant complications associated with the wide spectrum of endovascular interventions. Also included are step-by-step guides to procedure conduct, tips and tricks, procedure specific equipment lists, and recommended post procedure orders and follow up.

Contents:

Editors. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. General Principles of Endovascular Therapy. Imran Mohiuddin, Panagiotis Kougias, Ross Milner. 2. Basic Science of Endovascular Therapy. Panagiotis Kougias, Liz Nguyen, Changyi Chen. 3. Pharmacotherapy in Endovascular Interventions. Leila Mureebe, Colleen M. Johnson, Changyi Chen. 4. Complications of Endovascular Therapy. Gordon M. Riha, Changyi Chen, Ruth L. Bush. 5. Carotid Bifurcation Disease. Wei Zhou, Ruth L. Bush, Peter H. Lin, Alan B. Lumsden. 6. Supra-aortic Trunk and Upper Extremity Arterial Disease. Imran Mohiuddin, Eric J. Silberfein, Eric Peden. 7.Thoracic Aortic Disease. Andy C. Chiou, Kristen L. Biggs, Peter H. Lin. 8. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. W. Anthony Lee, Daniel J. Martin, Imran Mohiuddin. 9. Mesenteric Artery Occlusive Disease. Panagiotis Kougias, Mitchell Cox, Peter H. Lin. 10. Renal Artery Occlusive Disease. Peter H. Lin, Rakesh Safaya, W. Todd Bohannon. 11. Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease. Eric Peden, Ruth L. Bush, Alan B. Lumsden. 12. Lower Extremity Arterial Disease. Wei Zhou, Marlon A. Guerrero, Alan B. Lumsden. 13. Arteriovenous Graft Interventions. Joseph J. Naoum, Wei Zhou, Eric Peden. 14. Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins. Panagiotis Kougias, Patrick E. Duffy, E. John Harris, Jr. 15. Ileofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis. James P. Gregg, Esteban A. Henao, Alan B. Lumsden. 16. Vascular Trauma. Ulises Baltazar, Esteban A. Henao, W. Todd Bohannon, Michael B. Silva Jr. 17. Endovascular Devices in Peripheral Interventions. Russell Lam, Mai Pham, Rakesh Safaya. Index.