Table of Contents

Preface, vii

Contributors, viii

1 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Methods of Arterial and Venous Assessment, 1
Mario De Nunzio and Timothy J. England

2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Disease, 9
Timothy J. England, Nishath Altaf, and Shane MacSweeney

3 Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome, 17
Asif Adnan and David Adlam

4 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, 25
David A. Sidloff, Nikesh Dattani, and Matthew J. Bown

5 Visceral Artery Stenosis and Mesenteric Ischaemia, 31
Daryll Baker

6 Acute Limb Ischaemia, 37
Christos D. Karkos and Thomas E. Kalogirou

7 Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia, 44
Harjeet Rayt and Robert S.M. Davies

8 VenousThromboembolic Disease, 50
Harjeet Rayt and Akhtar Nasim

9 Varicose Veins, 56
Greg S. McMahon and Mark J. McCarthy

10 Lower Limb Ulceration, 62
Huw O.B. Davies and J. Mark Scriven

11 Lymphoedema, 68
Vaughan L. Keeley and Ruth A. England

12 Vasculitis, 73
Matthew D. Morgan, Stuart W. Smith, and Janson C.H. Leung

13 Vascular Anomalies, 81
E. Kate Waters and William D. Adair

14 Secondary Prevention and Antiplatelet Therapy in Peripheral Arterial Disease, 87
Richard Donnelly

15 Anticoagulants in Venous and Arterial Disease, 94
Sue Pavord and Amy Webster

Index, 101

About the Author

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