Vascular diagnostics traditionally rely on x-ray angiography. This approach remains even today essential in the clinical work-up of patients with vascular pathology. Recently, however, newer imaging modalities have been intro duced to assess vascular disease. Among these the color Doppler flow and magnetic resonance imaging appear the most promising. Due to their noninva sive character both methods are ideally suited for screening as well as serial follow-up of vascular patients. The emergence of color Doppler flow and magnetic resonance vascular imaging coincides with new concepts in...

Optimum utilization of modern vascular diagnostic technology requires expert users. This textbook systematically reviews the working principles and modes of application of techniques applicable to noninvasive and invasive vascular examinations. Physicians will learn how to translate advanced technology into expert vascular evaluation.

Vascular management and care has become a truly multidisciplinary enterprise as the number of specialists involved in the treatment of patients with vascular diseases has steadily increased. While in the past, treatments were delivered by individual specialists, in the twenty-first century a team approach is without doubt the most effective strategy. In order to promote professional excellence in this dynamic and rapidly evolving field, a shared knowledge base and interdisciplinary standards need to be established. Pan Vascular Medicine, 2nd edition has been designed to offer such an...

Vascular diseases are the leading cause of taken. First, interactive and permeable int- morbidity and mortality in developed faces have replaced interdisciplinary nations. The numbers presented by the boundaries (Fig. 2). Second, vascular American Heart Association in the teams have supplanted soloist 2002 Heart and Stroke Statistical vascular specialists. The teams Update (www. americanheartorg) have been assembled based on are staggering. In 2000 an esti- the complementary character mated 22. iYo of US citizens of the vascular (vertical in- suffered from at least one gration) and...

This book offers an explicit teaching, training and learning approach for developing the cognitive skills needed to perform consistent expert-level catheter-based interventions. Benefits cardiologists, vascular surgeons, vascular specialists and radiologists.