Table of Contents

Section 1 - Fundamental concepts and basic science
1.1: Ulf Hedin and Göran K Hansson: Atherosclerosis - Disease mechanisms and clinical consequences
1.2: Stephen J Nicholls: Primary and secondary prevention strategies in atherosclerosis
1.3: Thomas Koeppel and Andreas Schober: Restenosis in vascular surgical practice - molecular biology and strategies for prevention
1.4: Catherine Hill, Scott Graf and Robert Fitridge: Vasculitides and fibromuscular dysplasia
1.5: Edward Choke and Mark McCarthy: Chronic lower limb ischaemia - therapeutic angiogenesis
1.6: Ulrike Flierl, Nay Min Htun and Karlheinz Peter: Clotting mechanisms and haemophilias
1.7: Nay Min Htun, Ulrike Flierl, Karlheinz Peter: Drugs affecting platelets and coagulation
1.8: David A Russell, Nadeem A Mughal, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam: Ischaemia - reperfusion injury
1.9: Mark Hamilton, Prue Cowled, and Robert Fitridge: Pathophysiology and management of compartment syndromes in vascular surgery
1.10: StMark Hamilton, Prue efan Lauer and Stephan A. Schug: Peripheral neuropathy and post-amputation pain syndromes
1.11: Mital Desai and George Hamilton: Current and future vascular grafts
1.12: Morgyn Warner, Renjy Nelson, and Chuan Lim: Graft infection
1.13: Ilija D %Sutalo, Michael MD Lawrence-Brown, Kurt Liffman, James B Semmens: Vascular arterial haemodynamics
1.14: Andrew Holden, Brigid Connor, Stephen Merrilees and Zubayr Zaman: Vascular imaging - principles and practice
Section 2 - Congenital diseases of the vasculature
2.1: Meryl Davis and George Hamilton: Paediatric vascular surgery
2.2: Nigel Stanfield: Congenital vascular anomalies
2.3: Patrick Coughlin: Vascular tumours
Section 3 - Vascular trauma
3.1: Denis W Harkin: Damage control surgery for vascular trauma
3.2: Wayne Sapsford: Neck and upper limb vascular trauma
3.3: Vijay M Gadhvi, Peter Gogalniceneau and Richard Boulton: Blunt traumatic aortic injury
3.4: Carl Magnus Wahlgren, Louis Riddez and Ulf Hedin: Abdominal vascular trauma
3.5: John Devin B Watson and Todd E Rasmussen: Lower limb vascular trauma
Section 4 - Lower limb ischaemia and associated conditions
4.1: D Julian Scott and Jai V Patel: Acute lower limb ischaemia
4.2: Mark Koelemay: Technical aspects of surgery for lower limb ischaemia
4.3: Richard Neville, Rodeen Rahbar, Sean Satey and Bao-Ngoc Nguyen: Popliteal and femoral artery aneurysms
4.4: Alan G Dawson and Julie Brittenden: Chronic lower limb ischaemia
4.5: Gerard Goh, Rob Morgan and Cliff Shearman: Technical aspects of surgery for chronic lower limb ischaemia (aorto-iliac)
4.6: Joseph L Mills, Robert J Hinchcliffe and Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez: Technical aspects of endovascular and open surgery for chronic lower limb ischaemia
4.7: Robert J Hinchcliffe, Mart Bender, Goof Schep: Non-atherosclerotic lower limb ischaemia
4.8: Robert J Hinchcliffe: Diabetic foot
4.9: Jonathan Beard and Wissam Al-Jundi: Lower limb amputation
Section 5 - Vascular disease of the upper limb
5.1: Nung Rudarakanchana: Acute upper limb ischaemia
5.2: Colin D Bicknell: Chronic Atherosclerotic Upper Limb Ischaemia
5.3: Ali Azizzadeh, Sapan Desai, Kristopher Charlton-Ouw, and Hazim J. Safi: Thoracic outlet syndrome
5.4: Frank CT Smith: Hyperhidrosis
5.5: Mike Jenkins and Maresa Carulli: Raynaud's phenomenon
Section 6 - Carotid artery disease
6.1: Fiona Kennedy and Martin M Brow: Epidemiology and aetiology of stroke
6.2: Victoria J Haunton and Thompson G Robinson: Modern medical management of TIA and stroke
6.3: Peter M Rothwell: Carotid artery disease
6.4: A Ross Naylor and Jos van den Berg: Techical aspects of carotid revascularisation
6.5: A Ross Naylor: Results of carotid revascularisation
6.6: Hugh Markus: Vertebrobasilar ischaemia
6.7: Andy Kordowicz and Michael J Gough: Non-athersclerotic carotid disease
6.8: Ross Milner and Trissa Babrowski: Carotid body tumours
6.9: Gert Jan de Borst: Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery
Section 7 - Abdominal aortic aneurysms
7.1: Ian M Nordon: Abdominal aortic aneurysms: fundamental concepts
7.2: Jonathan Earnshaw: Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
7.3: Stuart W Grant and Charles N McCollum: Clinical features and indications for AAA surgery
7.4: Paul Hayes: Technical aspects of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
7.5: Ian Loftus: Technical aspects of surgery for complex aneurysms
7.6: Alan Karthikesalingama and Peter Holt: Abdominal aortic aneurysms - results of elective surgery
7.7: Alan Karthikesalingam and Peter JE Holt: Abdominal aortic aneurysms: results of emergency surgery
7.8: Edward Choke, Robert Davies, and Robert Sayers: Management of complications of aortic reconstruction
Section 8 - Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic pathology
8.1: Anne H Child, Jose Aragon-Martin and Alexander YB Wan: Genetic aspects of thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD)
8.2: Rizwan Attia, Rachel Clough and Peter F Taylor: Thoracic aortic aneurysms
8.3: Rachel E Clough: Thoracic aortic aneurysms: clinical features and indications for surgery
8.4: Stephen Large and Priya Sastry: Technical and clinical aspects of surgery for TAA
8.5: Christos Lioupis, Rachel E Clough, Tom W Carrell and Peter R Taylor: Technical and clinical aspects of surgery for endovascular repair of thoracic aneurysms
8.6: Ian M Nordon: Thoracic aortic dissections
8.7: Ian M Nordon: Type B aortic dissection, clinical features and indication for surgery
8.8: Ian M Nordon: Technical and clinical aspects of surgery for Type B aortic dissections
8.9: Roberto Chiesa, Efrem Civilini, Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio and Enrico Rinaldi: Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
8.10: Roberto Chiesa, Efrem Civilini, Yamume Tshomba, Enrico Maria Marone and Germano: Technical and clinical aspects of surgery for thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Section 9 - Mesentric and renal vascular disease
9.1: B Rigden Green and Michael G Wyatt: Renovascular disease
9.2: James E Coulson and Peter M Lamont: Mesenteric ischaemia
9.3: Alistair M Millen and Srinivasa Rao Vallabhaneni: Visceral Artery Aneurysms
Section 10 - Diseases of the veins and lymphatics
10.1: A H Davies and A C Shepherd: Varicose Veins
10.2: Karan Garg, Lowell S Kabnick and Mark A Adelman: Technical Aspects of Varicose Vein Surgery
10.3: Manj Gohel: Results of treatment of varicose veins
10.4: Anthony J Comerota and Vijay Kamath: Acute Lower Limb DVT
10.5: Katy Darvall and Andrew Bradbury: Chronic venous insufficiency
10.6: Peng Wong and Gerard Stansby: Treatment of lower limb deep vein obstruction
10.7: Cees Wittens and Mark de Wolf: Treatment of lower limb and pelvic deep vein incompetence
10.8: Paolo Zamboni, Sergio Gianesini and Erica Menegatti: Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency
10.9: Neil Piller: Lymphatics, lymphoedema its assessment , treatment and management

About the Author

Professor Matt Thompson is the Professor of Vascular Surgery at St George's, University of London and a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at St Georges Vascular Institute (SGVI).

Professor Thompson trained at Cambridge, St Bartholomew's Hospital, the University of Leicester and Adelaide. His awards include a Hunterian Professorship, the Moynihan travelling fellowship and the gold medal for the intercollegiate examination. His clinical interests are in the treatment of complex aortic disease and minimally invasive vascular surgery in which the SGVI has an international reputation.

He has been the clinical director for three London-wide service reconfigurations (cardiovascular disease, major trauma and emergency services). He is the past Secretary of the British Society for Endovascular Therapy and a Council Member of the Vascular Society. Professor Thompson chairs the Clinical Reference Group for Vascular Services for the NHS Specialised Commissioning Board.