Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at a Glance

Preface 6 List of abbreviations and symbols 7 About the companion website 9 Part 1 Vascular principles 1 Overview of vascular disease 10 2 Arterial anatomy 12 3 Venous anatomy 14 4 Vascular biology 16 5 Vascular pathobiology 18 6 Vascular physiology 20 7 Vascular pharmacology 22 8 Coagulation and thrombosis 24 9 Cardiovascular risk factors 26 10 Best medical therapy 28 11 Vascular history taking 30 12 Examination of the vascular system 32 13 Ankle Brachial Pressure Index measurement 34 14 Vascular examination: Varicose veins 36 15 Interpreting vascular scars 38 16 Vascular investigations: Overview 40 17 Vascular ultrasound I 42 18 Vascular ultrasound II 44 19 Vascular ultrasound III: Specific parameters 46 20 Angiography I: Overview 48 21 Angiography II: Access and imaging 50 22 Angiography III: Angiointervention 53 23 Principles of vascular surgery 56 24 Perioperative care of the vascular patient 58 25 Post-operative complications and management 60 Part 2 Disease-specific topics 26 Carotid disease: Assessment and treatment 62 27 Carotid surgery 64 28 Aneurysms 66 29 Abdominal aortic aneurysm I: Overview 68 30 Abdominal aortic aneurysm II: Treatment 70 31 Other aneurysms 72 32 Thoracic aortic disease I: Dissection 74 33 Thoracic aortic disease II: Aneurysms 76 34 Peripheral vascular disease I: Overview 78 35 Peripheral vascular disease II: Assessment 80 36 Peripheral vascular disease III: Management 82 37 The acute limb 84 38 Amputation and rehabilitation 88 39 Vascular trauma: Neck and chest 90 40 Vascular trauma: Abdomen and pelvis 92 41 Peripheral vascular injury 94 42 Compartment syndrome and fasciotomy 96 43 Vascular complications from IVDU 98 44 Upper limb vascular disease 100 45 Thoracic outlet syndrome 102 46 Vasculitis I: Overview 106 47 Vasculitis II: Specific conditions 108 48 Raynaud’s and cold injury 110 49 Primary hyperhidrosis 112 50 Coagulopathy and thrombophilia 114 51 Deep venous thrombosis 116 52 Complications of DVT 120 53 Varicose veins and venous hypertension 122 54 Varicose veins: Treatment 124 55 Vascular ulceration 126 56 General wound care 128 57 Lymphoedema 130 58 The diabetic foot 132 59 Haemodialysis access 134 60 Mesenteric ischaemia I 136 61 Mesenteric ischaemia II 138 62 Renal vascular disease 140 63 Congenital vascular malformations 142 64 Rare and eponymous vascular disorders 144 65 High-yield vascular facts 148 66 Vascular trials 150 Appendix 1: Wires commonly used during angiography and angiointervention 152 Appendix 2: Catheters commonly used during angiography and angiointervention 153 Index 154