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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791040703321

Autore

Achenbach Jens

Titolo

Vascular Medicine : Therapy and Practice / / by: Zeller, Thomas, Cissarek, Thomas, Wojciuk, Jerzy, Gray, William A., Kröger, Knut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Thieme Publishers, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-13-258041-4

3-13-176851-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (538 p.)

Disciplina

616.13

Soggetti

Blood-vessels - Diseases

Blood-vessels - Diagnosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"948 illustrations"--Cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Vascular Medicine: Therapy and Practice""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Table of Contents""; ""A Diseases of the arteries""; ""1 Supra-aortic vessels""; ""1.1 Extracranial stenoses and occlusive processes""; ""1.1.1 Anatomy of the extracranial arteries""; ""1.1.2 Clinical picture (carotid artery, vertebral artery)""; ""1.1.3 Clinical Findings""; ""1.1.4 Differential diagnosis""; ""1.1.5 Diagnosis""; ""1.1.6 Treatment""; ""1.2 Intracranial stenoses and occlusive processes""; ""1.2.1 Basic anatomy of the intracranial arterial system""

""1.2.2 Clinical picture""""1.2.3 Differential diagnosis""; ""1.2.4 Imaging diagnosis.""; ""1.2.5 Treatment""; ""1.3 Intracranial aneurysms, AV malformations, and other vascular malformations""; ""1.3.1 Aneurysms""; ""1.3.2 Arteriovenous malformations and dural fistulas""; ""1.3.3 Occult (""low-flow“) cerebral vascular malformations""; ""1.4 Treatment for acute stroke""; ""1.4.1 Clinical picture""; ""1.4.2 Clinical findings""; ""1.4.3 Differential diagnosis""; ""1.4.4 Diagnosis""; ""1.4.5 Treatment""; ""2 Thoracic arteries""

""2.1 Arteriosclerotic and acquired inflammatory and congenital diseases of the thoracic aorta""""2.1.1 Anatomy of the whole aorta"";



""2.1.2 Clinical pictures and epidemiology of arteriosclerotic and acquired diseases of the thoracic aorta""; ""2.1.3 Clinical findings""; ""2.1.4 Differential diagnoses""; ""2.1.5 Diagnosis""; ""2.1.6 Treatment""; ""2.1.7 Clinical results""; ""2.1.8 Prospects""; ""2.1.9 Marfan syndrome and aortic diseases determined genetically""; ""2.1.10 Adults with congenital aortic isthmus stenosis""; ""2.2 Diseases of the pulmonary arteries""

""2.2.1 Pulmonary artery embolism""""2.2.2 Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH)""; ""2.2.3 Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs)""; ""3 Abdominal vessels""; ""3.1 Diseases of the abdominal aorta""; ""3.1.1 Abdominal aortic aneurysm""; ""3.1.2 Aortic stenosis""; ""3.2 Diseases of the branches of the abdominal aorta""; ""3.2.1 Anatomy of the mesenteric and renal arteries""; ""3.2.2 Acute and chronic mesenteric occlusive disease""; ""3.2.3 Renal artery stenosis""; ""3.2.4 Renal sympathetic denervation""; ""3.2.5 Aneurysms of the branches of the abdominal aorta""

""3.2.6 Arteriovenous malformations and other vascular malformations""""4 Diseases of the arteries of the extremities""; ""4.1 Stenotic diseases of the proximal arteries of the upper extremity""; ""4.1.1 Anatomy of the proximal arteries in the upper extremities""; ""4.1.2 Clinical picture""; ""4.1.3 Clinical Undings""; ""4.1.4 Diagnosis""; ""4.1.5 Differential Diagnosis""; ""4.1.6 Treatment""; ""4.2 Creation of dialysis fistulas and treatment of dialysis shunt insufficiency""; ""4.2.1 Introduction""; ""4.2.2 Shunt creation""; ""4.2.3 Alternative dialysis procedures""

""4.2.4 Dialysis shunt insufficiency""

Sommario/riassunto

Vascular Medicine, Second Edition presents the current methods of diagnosis and treatment across the entire specialty of angiology, providing clear guidance on vascular medicine from well-known specialists. Updates include coverage of recent advances in endovascular therapy, an introductory anatomy section in each chapter, and a detailed duplex ultrasonography section for every vascular region. This new edition also contains chapters on the increasingly important areas of acute stroke treatment and renal sympathectomy, each written by leading experts in those treatment methods.  All medical sp