Vascular Disease in Women

An Overview of the Literature and Treatment Recommendations

Caitlin Hicks, Linda Harris, Caitlin W. Hicks

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780128229590
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128231050
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Cardiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

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

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1a : Thoracic aortic disease in women: Sex disparities in etiology, presentation, and outcomes
• Chapter 1b : Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in women
• Chapter 1c : Thoracic aortic dissection repair in women
• Chapter 1d : Thoracic aorta—What we still don’t know
• Chapter 2a : Abdominal aortic aneurysm—Do women present differently than men?
• Chapter 2b : Abdominal aortic repair in women: Criteria for repair and device selection
• Chapter 2c : Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women, what we still do not know
• Chapter 3a : Carotid artery disease: Do women present differently than men?
• Chapter 3b : Outcomes of carotid interventions in women
• Chapter 3c : Carotid artery disease—What we still don’t know
• Chapter 4a : Hemodialysis access: What we know
• Chapter 4b : Women and hemodialysis access: What we still do not know
• Chapter 5a : Venous insufficiency and varicose veins in women management tips and tricks
• Chapter 5b : The management of May-Thurner syndrome in women
• Chapter 5c : Venous disease in pregnancy
• Chapter 5d : Venous disease—What we still do not know
• Chapter 6a : Suprainguinal and infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Do women present differently than men
• Chapter 6b : Suprainguinal endovascular procedures in women: Are all treatments created equal?
• Chapter 6c : Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease: Open management
• Chapter 6d : Suprainguinal peripheral artery disease—Topics for future investigation
• Chapter 7a : Infrainguinal peripheral artery disease—Endovascular treatment in women compared with men
• Chapter 7b : Outcomes of open treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women
• Chapter 7c : What we still do not know in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral artery disease in women
• Chapter 8a : Thoracic outlet syndrome, do women present differently than men?
• Chapter 8b : Thoracic outlet syndrome: Treatment approaches
• Chapter 8c : What we do not know about thoracic outlet syndrome in women
• Chapter 9 : Vasculitis
• Chapter 10 : Vascular disease prevention and screening in women
• Chapter 11 : Race and cultural issues
• Chapter 12 : Sex bias in surgical research
• Chapter 13 : Assessment of female sex in preclinical vascular models
• Chapter 14 : Leadership and women: Two perspectives
• Chapter 15 : Building an academic career
• Chapter 16 : Joining and building a successful private practice
• Chapter 17 : Radiation safety for women: What physicians and patients need to know
• Chapter 18 : Gendered risk factors for burnout— Work-life integration and other workplace challenges
• Chapter 19 : Contemporary topics focused on the experience of women in the United States surgical workforce
• Chapter 20 : Pregnancy perceptions and experiences for surgeons and surgical trainees
• Index
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