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Current Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

ISBN: 978-1-405-12205-4

December 2005

Wiley-Blackwell

286 pages

Description
Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the leading causes of death. The risk of rupture has been a controversial topic for years and only recently have population-based studies provided better evidence for clinical management.


This book includes material by an internationally renowned group of authorities directed by a prominent vascular surgeon at Mayo Clinic. The contents represent a well-balanced clinical endovascular approach to the exciting area of vascular medicine and surgery.


“We are living in a period of exciting transformation. The message for anyone interested in the treatment of vascular disease is to embrace the new endovascular techniques — learn them and improve them. This is the beginning of a new era.” A. G. Hakaim

About the Author
Dr. Albert G. Hakaim, MD, FACS. Consultant, Section of Vascular Surgery and Director, Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Associate Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
Features


  • Includes material by an internationally renowned group of authorities directed by a prominent member of the faculty of the Mayo Clinic

  • The contents represent a well-balanced clinical endovascular approach to the exciting area of vascular medicine and surgery