PAD-Peripheral Arterial Diseases

peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects approximately eight to twelve million individuals in the United States. Thus this disease is very common and well represented in nearly all medical practices. Peripheral arterial diseases include diverse clinical entities that encompass atherosclerotic, aneurysmal, vaso-spastic, and inflammatory disorders that affect the arteries. The Peripheral Arterial Disease Handbook presents a unique and important compendium of evidenced-based and expert approaches that helps in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial diseases, written for all practitioners who care for patients with these disorders. This comprehensive, easy-to-use book presents both epidemiological and pathophysiological data in concise form, along with a practical clinical review of the diagnosis and treatment of the most important areas of peripheral arterial disease care.