Peripheral Endovascular Interventions

This book offers a comprehensive review of the rapidly advancing field of endovascular therapy, written by internationally recognized authorities in the field, many of whom are the innovators of the techniques and devices involved. Broad in scope, topics covered range from how to obtain training in approved endovascular techniques to promising new lines of investigational therapies.

This broad-ranging book offers a comprehensive review of the rapidly advancing field of endovascular therapy. Written by internationally recognized authorities in the field, it reflects the operative nature of many of the new endovascular therapies.

Evolution of Endovascular Therapy: Diagnostics and Therapeutics.- Pathophysiology of Vascular Disease.- Components of an Endovascular Practice.- Training and Credentialing in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.- Assessment of Vascular Patients and Indications for Therapy.- Anesthesia Techniques for Endovascular Surgery.- Intraprocedural Monitoring for Endovascular Procedures.- Safety Considerations for Endovascular Surgery.- Facilities and Equipment for Endovascular Intervention.- Endovascular Intervention Suite Design.- Angioscopy: Instrumentation, Techniques, and Applications.- Duplex-Guided Balloon Angioplasty from the Carotid to the Plantar Arteries.- Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging.- Endovascular Instrumentation and Devices.- Biomaterials: Considerations for Endovascular Devices.- Ancillary Endovascular Equipment: Catheters, Guidewires, and Procedural Considerations.- Balloon Angioplasty.- Endovascular Intervention for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis.- Remote Femoral and Iliac Artery Endarterectomy.- Intravascular Stents.- Intravascular Laser Technologies.- Endovascular Devices for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Endovascular Devices for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.- Specialized Endovascular Techniques.- Critical Limb Ischemia.- Renal Stents.- Inferior Vena Cava Filters: The Impact of Endovascular Technology.- Carotid Stenting.- Neuroendovascular Interventions.- The Current Status of Hybrid Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery.- Endovenous Surgery.- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Endoscopic Transaxillary First Rib Approach-23 Years Experience (1985-2008).- Prevention of Lesion Recurrence in Endovascular Devices.- Management of the Percutaneous Puncture Site.- Endovascular Practice in Asia-Pacific.- Future Imaging and Guidancefor Endovascular Procedures.