ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease

ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease provides a structured, practical approach to clinical assessment, investigation and management of the most commonly presenting arterial and venous disorders. Structural and functional abnormalities of arteries and veins manifest clinically in a broad spectrum of disorders, including cerebrovascular and carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute and chronic ischaemia, vasculitis and varicose veins. Many of these common or chronic conditions first present for initial assessment by primary health care professionals. Fully up to date and from an expert editor and contributor team, ABC of Arterial and Venous Disease remains a useful resource for non–specialist practitioners such as general practitioners, family physicians and GP registrars. It is also a relevant guide for all other primary health care professionals working within the multidisciplinary teams responsible for patients with chronic arterial and venous disorders.

Preface Contributors 1 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Methods of Arterial and Venous Assessment Mario De Nunzio and Timothy J. England 2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Disease Timothy J. England, Nishath Altaf, Shane MacSweeney 3 Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome Asif Adnan and David Adlam 4 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms David A. Sidloff, Nikesh Dattani, Matthew J. Bown 5 Visceral artery stenosis and mesenteric ischaemia Daryl Baker 6 Acute limb ischaemia Christos D. Karkos and Thomas E. Kalogirou 7 Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia Robert S.M. Davies and Harjeet Rayt 8 Venous Thromboembolic Disease Harjeet Rayt and Akhtar Nasim 9 Varicose veins Greg S. McMahon and Mark J. McCarthy 10 Lower limb ulceration Huw O.B. Davies and J. Mark Scriven 11 Lymphodoema Vaughan L. Keeley and Ruth A. England 12 Vasculitis Matthew D. Morgan, Stuart W. Smith and Janson C.H. Leung 13 Arteriovenous malformations William D. Adair and Kate Waters 14 Secondary Prevention and Antiplatelet Therapy in Peripheral Arterial Disease Richard Donnelly 15 Anticoagulants in Venous and Arterial disease Sue R. Pavord and Amy Webster Index

Tim England, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Stroke Physician, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; Royal Derby Hospital Centre, UK Akhtar Nasim, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester; Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester; Director, Leicester Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme, Leicester, UK