Vascular Medicine

PART I. BIOLOGY OF BLOOD VESSELS

1. Vascular Embryology and Angiogenesis

2. The Endothelium

3. Vascular Smooth Muscle

4. Connective Tissues of the Subendothelium

5. Normal Mechanisms of Vascular Hemostasis

6. Vascular Pharmacology

7. Pharmacology of Antithrombotic Dugs

PART II. PATHOBIOLOGY OF BLOOD VESSELS

8. Atherosclerosis

9. Pathophysiology of Vasculitis

10. Thrombosis PART III. PRINCIPLES OF VASCULAR EXAMINATION 11. History and Physical Examination 12. Vascular Laboratory Testing 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 14. Computed Tomographic Angiography 15. Catheter-Based Peripheral Angiography PART IV. PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE 16. The Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease 17. Pathophysiology of Artery Disease, Intermittent Claudication, and Critical Limb Ischemia 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 PART V. RENAL ARTERY DISEASE 22. Pathophysiology of Renal Artery Disease 23. Clinical Evaluation of Renal Artery Disease 24. Medical and Endovascular Treatment of Renal Artery Disease 25. Surgical Management of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Disease PART VI. MESENTERIC VASCULAR DISEASE 26. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Mesenteric Vascular Disease 27. Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of mesenteric Vascular Disease PART VII. VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 28. Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction PART VIII. CEREBROVASCULAR ISCHEMIA 29. Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease 30. Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease 31. Prevention and Treatment of Stroke 32. Carotid Artery Stenting 33. Carotid Endarterectomy PART IX. AORTIC DISSECTION 34. Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation, and Medical Management of Aortic Dissection 35. Surgical Therapy for Aortic Dissection 36. Endovascular Therapy for Aortic Dissection PART X. AORTIC ANEURYSM