Thrombolytic Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease

doi:10.1056/NEJM199508103330625

Volume 333:395-396		August 10, 1995		Number 6

Thrombolytic Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease

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Edited by Anthony J. Comerota. 553 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1995. $89.50. ISBN 0-397-51343-7.

It is rare that a medical textbook combines a well-written,comprehensive review of basic science with a thorough clinicalreview. Such is the case with Thrombolytic Therapy for PeripheralVascular Disease, a superb book edited by Anthony J. Comerota.The title is misleading, since the book deals with thrombolytictherapy for pulmonary embolus, myocardial infarction, and strokeas well as all types of peripheral venous and arterial thrombosis.The book's 30 chapters, by 47 contributors, range from comprehensivereviews of the properties of the fibrinolytic proteins to specificrecommendations for managing particular clinical problems. Thereare even chapters on . . . [Full Text of this Article]