Contents

• Preface
• Editor
• Authors
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1. Anatomical considerations
  Christopher T Bajzer.
  • Introduction
  • Thoracic aorta and the great vessels
  • Arterial supply to the upper extremities
  • External carotid artery
  • Internal carotid artery
  • Anterior cerebral artery
  • Middle cerebral artery
  • Vertebral artery
  • Basilar artery
  • Common congenital anomalies of the intracranial circulation
  • Cerebral vascular venous drainage
  • Abdominal aorta and mesenteric arteries
  • Arterial supply of the lower extremities
  • Venous drainage of the lower extremities
  • Venous drainage of the upper extremities
  • Suggested reading
• Chapter 2. Case selection
  Leslie Cho.
  • Introduction
  • Risk factor modification
  • Lower extremity disease
  • Aortoiliac stenosis
  • Femoropopliteal artery stenosis
  • Infrapopliteal artery stenosis
  • Carotid stenosis
  • Subclavian artery stenosis
  • Renal artery stenosis
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 3. Equipment
  Steven P Marso.
  • Introduction
  • Peripheral balloon angioplasty
  • Peripheral stents
  • Carotid artery stents
  • Emboli protection devices
  • Peripheral wires, catheters, and sheaths
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 4. Adjunctive pharmacology
  Marco Roffi and Guido Schnyder.
  • Introduction
  • Adjunctive antithrombotic therapy for endovascular procedures
  • Periprocedural anticoagulation
  • Thrombolytic therapy
  • Long-term antiplatelet therapy in PVD
  • Antiplatelet therapy and oral anticoagulation following peripheral arterial bypass surgery
  • Antirestenotic agents
  • Pentoxifylline and cilostazol for intermittent claudication
  • Secondary prevention
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 5. Iliac and femoral artery intervention
  Jacqueline Saw and Deepak L Bhatt.
  • Introduction
  • The approach to PEI
  • Results of iliac and femoral artery interventions
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 6. Infrapopliteal intervention and limb salvage
  Michael H Wholey.
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy
  • Methods
  • Diagnosis
  • Interventional techniques for high-grade stenosis
  • Interventional techniques for chronic total occlusions
  • Interventional techniques in acute occlusions of infrapopliteal arteries
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 7. Renal and mesenteric artery intervention
  Debabrata Mukherjee and Leslie Cho.
  • Renal artery stenosis
  • Mesenteric artery stenosis
  • References
• Chapter 8. Subclavian artery and upper extremity intervention
  Ivan P Casserly and Samir R Kapadia.
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy
  • Angiography
  • Upper extremity intervention
  • Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Vasculitis
  • References
• Chapter 9. Carotid and vertebral artery intervention
  J Emilio Exaire and Jay S Yadav.
  • Epidemiology of carotid and vertebral disease
  • Basic anatomy
  • Clinical evaluation
  • Diagnostic studies
  • Patient selection
  • Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy
  • Vascular access and diagnostic cerebral angiography
  • Emboli protection devices
  • Predilatation, stent selection, and postdilatation
  • Hemodynamic management
  • EPD removal
  • Management of neurological complications
  • Follow-up
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 10. Cerebrovascular intervention
  Alex Abou-Chebl.
  • Introduction
  • Acute ischemic stroke
  • Intracranial atherosclerosis
  • Intracranial arteriovenous malformations
  • Cerebral aneurysms
  • References
• Chapter 11. Dialysis access intervention
  Walter A Tan and Charles T Burke.
  • Introduction
  • Types of arteriovenous dialysis access
  • Assessment
  • Conditions and treatment options
  • Complications
  • References
• Chapter 12. Stent grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysms
  Gregory S Domer, Brendan P Girschek, and Frank J Criado.
  • Introduction
  • Anatomic and clinical considerations
  • Planning endovascular AAA repair
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 13. Stent grafting for thoracic aortic aneurysms
  Gregory S Domer, Brendan P Girschek, and Frank J Criado.
  • Introduction
  • Incidence and nature
  • Natural history
  • Surgical intervention
  • Endovascular stent-graft intervention
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 14. Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, lytic therapy, and venous intervention
  Albert W Chan and Yung-Wei Chi.
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy
  • Venous thrombosis
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Venous stenosis
  • Venous valvular insufficiency and PTS
  • References

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