Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases

300 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

1. Aortic Dissection.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Definition.- 1.3. Etiology and pathogenesis.- 1.4. Classification.- 1.5. Clinical presentation.- 1.6. Diagnosis.- 1.7. Management of acute aortic dissection.- 1.8. References.- 2. Aortic Aneurysm.- 2.1. Etiology.- 2.2. Pathophysiology.- 2.3. Diagnostic approach.- 2.4. References.- 3. Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Pathogenesis and natural history.- 3.3. Diagnosis.- 3.4. Indications for surgery.- 3.5. Surgical techniques.- 3.6. Results.- 3.7. Endovascular stent-grafting of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm.- 3.8. Endovascular stent-grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysm.- 3.9. Summary.- 3.10. References.- 4. Inherited Disorders of the Aorta.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Single gene disorders.- 4.3. Genetic basis to common aortic diseases.- 4.4. Acknowledgments.- 4.5. References.- 5. Aortic Trauma.- 5.1. Demography and mechanism.- 5.2. Pathology.- 5.3. Clinical presentation.- 5.4. Natural history.- 5.5. Infrequent locations of traumatic aortic lesion.- 5.6. Diagnosis.- 5.7. Acknowledgments.- 5.8. References.- 6. Aortitis.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Etiology and historical perspective to Takayasu's aortitis.- 6.3. Pathophysiology.- 6.4. Diagnostic procedures.- 6.5. Pathology.- 6.6. Treatment/management.- 6.7. Outcome.- 6.8. Other aortic inflammatory diseases.- 6.9. Conclusion.- 6.10. References.- 7. Etiology and Pathology of the Aortic Arch Malformations.- 7.1. Development of the aortic arch system.- 7.2. Obstructive anomalies of the aortic arch.- 7.3. Other anomalies of the aortic arch.- 7.4. Supravalvular aortic stenosis.- 7.5. Dysplasia of the great arteries ["Maccheroni syndrome"].- 7.6. Bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dissection.- 7.7. Anatomo-pathologic experience at the Universityof Padua.- 7.8. References.

• Reihe: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Themen: Medizin Chirurgie Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie
• ISBN: 9789401060240
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.11.2012
• Größe: 240 x 160 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: R. Fattori, C. A. Nienaber