| Lower Extremity Arterial Disease 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Caralis, Dennis G. (Editor), Bakris, George L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1588295540 ISBN-13: 9781588295545 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: A comprehensive review the state-of-the-art in atherosclerosis of the arteries of the legs and feet. The authors discuss in detail the primary symptom-claudication-an intermittent pain in the leg or foot while walking, its predisposing factors, the current diagnostic methodologies, the impressive advances in the therapeutic armamentarium, and the need to screen for co-existing coronary artery disease. Additional chapters describe cutting-edge noninvasive angiography and vascular flow studies, specific drug therapy for claudication, regression of atherosclerosis therapy, gene therapy, and drug eluting stents for peripheral arterial disease. The authors also examine the epidemiology of LEAD, the effects of smoking and effective smoking cessation programs, its pathogenesis and its association with lipid abnormalities and hypertension, aggressive risk factor modification, and the need to measure the ankle brachial index of every patient over 45. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Surgery - Vascular - Medical | Cardiology |
| Dewey: 616.13 |
| LCCN: 2004013537 |
| Series: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.38" W x 9.4" (1.45 lbs) 306 pages |