Lower Extremity Arterial Disease

Lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) is a common disease entity for men over 40 and women over 50 years of age. While the majority of patients are asymptomatic, prevention of arterial disease is key to reducing morbidity and mortality. This book provides detailed reviews of this disease, its diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Contents: Claudication: Clinical Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis Dennis G. Caralis Noninvasive Diagnostic Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Nicholas Labropoulos and Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos Smoking and Smoking Cessation Albert Bellg and Aristides N. Mavridis Peripheral Arterial Disease and Diabetes George L. Bakris Hyperlipidemia in Peripheral Arterial Disease Ambika Babu, C.R. Kannan, and Theodore Mazzone Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease Anjula Gandhi, Jay Garg, and George L. Bakris Physical Inactivity is A Risk Factor for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease and Coronary Heart Disease Dennis G. Caralis and Stamatis Dimitropoulos Pathogenesis of Atheroslerotic Vascular Disease Bassem Jamil Basha, George L. Bakris, and James R. Sowers Lower Extremity Arterial Disease Coexisting with Coronary Artery Disease: Management and Prognosis Dennis G. Caralis Medical Therapy of Claudication and Lower Extremity Arterial Disease Dennis G. Caralis Exercise Therapy for Low Extremity Arterial Disease Peter F. Kokkinos Endovascular Strategies for Management of Claudication and Lower Extremity Arterial Disease Michael C. Brunner and Dennis G. Caralis Severe Lower Extremity Arterial Disease: Limb Salvage and Revascularization Failure Chad E. Jacobs and Walter J. McCarthy