Vascular disease in older adults : a comprehensive clinical guide /: a comprehensive clinical guide. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rabih Chaer, editor.
• Editors: Chaer, Rabih
• Contents: Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; 1: Screening for€Vascular Pathology: Current Guidelines and€Recommendations; 1.1 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; 1.1.1 Overview of€Screening Guidelines; 1.1.2 Risk Factors for€AAA; 1.1.3 Natural History and€Rationale for€Screening for€AAA; 1.1.4 Screening Imaging Modalities; 1.1.5 Clinical Trials and€Longitudinal Studies on€Screening for€AAA; 1.1.6 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for€Screening for€AAA; 1.1.7 Potential Harms Versus Benefits of€Screening; 1.1.8 The SAAAVE Act: A€Summary; 1.2 Carotid Stenosis. 1.2.1 Clinical Impact of€Stroke and€the€Importance of€Prevention1.2.2 Carotid Stenosis as€the€Cause of€Strokes; 1.2.3 Prevalence and€Risk Factors for€Carotid Stenosis; 1.2.4 Screening Tests for€Carotid Stenosis: Physical Exam and€Non-invasive Imaging; 1.2.5 Asymptomatic CAS: Effectiveness of€Early Detection and€Treatment; 1.2.6 Harms of€Screening; 1.2.7 Screening of€Asymptomatic Adults in€the€General Population for€CAS; 1.2.8 Screening of€High-Risk Asymptomatic Adults for€CAS; 1.3 The Major Societal Guidelines; 1.3.1 USPSTF (2014) [105]. 1.3.2 Society for€Vascular Surgery (2011) [120]1.3.3 American Heart Association (2011) [88, 121]; 1.4 Peripheral Artery Disease; 1.4.1 ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for€the€Management of€Patients with€Peripheral Arterial Disease; 1.4.2 Detection of€Symptomatic PAD; 1.4.2.1 History and€Physical Exam; 1.4.2.2 Claudication Questionnaires; 1.4.2.3 Diagnostic Vascular Studies; 1.4.3 Management of€Symptomatic PAD; 1.4.4 Detection and€Management of€Asymptomatic PAD. 1.4.5 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of€the€Guideline for€the€Management of€Patients with€Peripheral Artery Disease (Updating the€2005 Guideline)1.4.5.1 Summary of€ACCF/AHA Guidelines; 1.4.6 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation; 1.4.7 Harms of€Detection and€Early Treatment; 1.4.8 Cost; 1.4.9 Summary of€USPSTF Guidelines; References; 2: Preoperative Optimization of€the€Elderly Patient Prior to€Vascular Surgery; 2.1 General Changes Associated with€Aging; 2.2 Preoperative Evaluation of€the€Surgical Patient: Risk Assessment and€Counseling. 2.3 Optimization of€the€Preoperative PatientReferences; 3: Anesthetic Considerations for€Elderly Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery; 3.1 Local Anesthesia and€Regional Anesthesia; 3.1.1 Pathophysiology and€Pharmacology Related to€Aging; 3.1.2 Procedure-Specific Local and€Regional Anesthesia; 3.1.2.1 Arteriovenous Access for€Hemodialysis and€Permanent Vascular Access; 3.1.2.2 Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery: Peripheral Arterial Stent Placement and€Carotid Stent Placement.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 618.97/61; Medicine; Cardiovascular diseases in old age; Geriatric cardiology; Blood-vessels -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Cardiology; Blood-vessels -- Diseases; Cardiovascular diseases in old age; Geriatric cardiology; Medicine & Public Health; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Vascular Surgery; Pathology; Forensic Medicine; Emergency Services; Vascular Diseases; Aged; Medical -- Surgery -- Vascular; Medical -- Pathology; Medical -- Forensic Medicine; Medical -- Allied Health Services -- Emergency Medical Services; Vascular surgery; Pathology; Forensic medicine; Accident & emergency medicine; Geriatrics; Vascular Surgery; Pathology; Forensic Medicine; Emergency medicine; Medical -- Geriatrics; Geriatric medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319292854; 3319292854
• Related ISBNs: 9783319292830; 3319292838
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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