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Volume 331:1388 November 17, 1994 Number 20
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Recent Advances in Cardiology
Vascular Diseases: Surgical & Interventional Therapy

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Edited by D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., and Arina van Breda. 1269 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1994. $295. ISBN 0-443-08841-1.

Vascular Diseases is an excellent, state-of-the-art discussion of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of vascular disease. The contributing authors represent many of the leaders in vascular surgery and vascular imaging, the latter being an area often poorly represented in standard textbooks of vascular surgery. The two-volume textbook discusses the operative management of vascular diseases in general terms, but it does not focus on specific techniques, and most chapters lack illustrations of operative techniques.

The discussions of the pathophysiology of arterial and venous disease are excellent, incorporating current research and clinical data. The focus on applying knowledge of the physiology of . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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