Description
Vascular Disease in Women highlights the epidemiology, natural history and treatment of vascular disease, specifically as it pertains to women. The book provides a thorough overview of what is known and waht is now known about vascular disease in women and highlights opportunities for further education and research on this topic. The book will serve as an essential reference for both clinicians and researchers, discussing the disease prevalence, treatment options, and treatment outcomes for vascular disease in women and explores the need for future research in vascular disease specifically as it pertains to women.- Provides a comprehensive overview of vascular disease as it affects women- Includes contributions from world-renowned vascular surgeons of both genders, who have a vested interest in women's vascular health- Covers what is known and not known about vascular disease in women, prompting further research in the area for what is still unknown
Table of Contents
Section 1: Thoracic Aortic Disease 1a. Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes 1b. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women 1c. Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women 1d. Thoracic aorta—What we still don't knowSection 2: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 2a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm—Do women present differently than men? 2b. Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection 2c. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not knowSection 3: Carotid Artery Disease 3a. Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men? 3b. Outcomes of carotid interventions in women 3c. Carotid artery disease—What we still don't knowSection 4: Hemodialysis Access 4a. Hemodialysis Access: What We Know 4b. Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not knowSection 5: Venous Disease 5a. Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks 5b. The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women 5c. Venous disease in pregnancy 5d. Venous disease—What we still do not knowSection 6: Suprainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease 6a. Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Do women present differently than men 6b. Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal? 6c. suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management 6d. Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease—Topics for future investigationSection 7: Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease 7a. Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Endovascular treatment in women compared with men 7b. Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women 7c. What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in womenSection 8: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 8a. Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men? 8b. Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches 8c. What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in womenSection 9: Vasculitis 9. VasculitisSection 10: Sex Issues in Vascular Surgery Research 10. Vascular disease prevention and screening in women 11. Race and cultural issues 12. Sex bias in surgical research 13. Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular modelsSection 11: Practice Issues 14. Leadership and women: Two perspectives 15. Building an academic career 16. Joining and building a successful private practice 17. Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know 18. Gendered risk factors for burnout—Work-life integration and other workplace challenges 19. Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce 20. Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees
