Full Description
Aortic aneurysms are common and may be lethal if undetected and leading to rupture. Aortic disease is among the leading cause of death in the United States with aneurysm disease specifically being the 13th leading cause. Along with increasing life expectancy, the frequency with which cardiovascular specialists will encounter patients with aortic disease is also increasing. Therefore, it is important that physicians who deal with the aging population, such as cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, and cardiologists be familiar with the diagnosis and management principles of aortic aneurysms. The lack of effective medical therapy makes timely surgical intervention the only viable treatment option for aortic aneurysms once they attain a certain diameter. Unfortunately, aortic aneurysms are clinically silent until patients present with catastrophic aortic rupture.
Until the last one to two decades, treatment of aortic disease primarily relied on open surgical procedures, involving large incisions with associated significant morbidity and mortality risk. Although such open surgical procedures are effective and durable, endovascular therapies have evolved to replace open surgical procedures in many instances. In addition, endovascular therapies in many instances complement open surgical procedures to provide hybrid approaches to certain aneurysms, potentially lessening the risk of morbidity and rehabilitation.
This book is intended to be an authoritative and comprehensive volume dedicated to aortic disease with particular emphasis on aortic aneurysms in line with the previous edition. The current proposed book builds on the initial edition by focusing on aneurysms and adding chapters on other aortic pathology involving the entire length of the aorta from aortic root to terminal aorta, thereby appealing to an even broader audience consisting of cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, and cardiologists. While the initial chapters deal with suchtopics as genetics, inflammation, and imaging modalities, the vast extent of the book is meant to serve as a primer on clinical care, specifically on surgery for aortic aneurysms and other aorta-related conditions.
Aortic Aneurysms is a vital resource resource for physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students who practice or are training to practice cardiovascular surgery and cardiology.
Contents
Chapter 1. Genetics of Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 2. Inflammatory Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 3. Contemporary Imaging of Aortic Disease.- Chapter 4. Medical Management of Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 5. Surgery for Aortic Root Aneurysm.- Chapter 6. Surgery for Ascending Aortic Aneurysm.- Chapter 7. Open Surgical Management of Aortic Arch Aneurysm.- Chapter 8. Hybrid Aortic Arch Reconstruction.- Chapter 9. Surgical Management of Acute type A dissection.- Chapter 10. Endovascular Management of Acute Type A dissection.- Chapter 11. Nonoperative Management of Type B dissection.- Chapter 12. Operative Management of Type B dissection.- Chapter 13. Management of Thoracic Aortic Infections.- Chapter 14. Open Operative Therapy for the Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aorta.- Chapter 15. Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 16. Surgical Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 17. Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 18. Complications and Secondary Procedures after Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair.- Chapter 19. Fenestrated Endovascular Stent-Grafts: Current Applications.- Chapter 20. Open Surgical Treatment of Pararenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Chapter 21. Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.- Chapter 22. Treatment of Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Infected Aortic Grafts.- Chapter 23. Evaluation and Management of Aortoenteric Fistula.- Chapter 24. Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Setting of Coexistent Renal and Splanchnic Disease.- Chapter 25. Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Renal Ectopia and Renal Fusion.- Chapter 26. Aortocaval Fistula.- Chapter 27. Mesenteric Ischemia Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.- Chapter 28. Evaluation and Treatment of Isolated Common Iliac Artery Aneurysms.- Chapter 29. Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Isolated Hypogastric Artery Aneurysms.- Chapter 30. True Femoral and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: Clinical Features and Treatment.
