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
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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Approx. 350 illustrations (300 in full color)
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978-0-12-823105-0 (9780128231050)
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Section 1: Thoracic Aortic Disease1a. Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes1b. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women1c. Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women1d. Thoracic aorta-What we still don't know
Section 2: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm2a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm-Do women present differently than men?2b. Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection2c. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not know
Section 3: Carotid Artery Disease3a. Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men?3b. Outcomes of carotid interventions in women3c. Carotid artery disease-What we still don't know
Section 4: Hemodialysis Access4a. Hemodialysis Access: What We Know4b. Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not know
Section 5: Venous Disease5a. Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks5b. The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women5c. Venous disease in pregnancy5d. Venous disease-What we still do not know
Section 6: Suprainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease6a. Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease-Do women present differently than men6b. Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal?6c. suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management6d. Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease-Topics for future investigation
Section 7: Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Disease7a. Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease-Endovascular treatment in women compared with men7b. Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women7c. What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women
Section 8: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome8a. Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men?8b. Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches8c. What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in women
Section 9: Vasculitis9. Vasculitis
Section 10: Sex Issues in Vascular Surgery Research10. Vascular disease prevention and screening in women11. Race and cultural issues12. Sex bias in surgical research13. Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models
Section 11: Practice Issues14. Leadership and women: Two perspectives15. Building an academic career16. Joining and building a successful private practice17. Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know18. Gendered risk factors for burnout-Work-life integration and other workplace challenges19. Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce20. Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees
