Acute Aortic Disease

Covering the pathophysiology, imaging, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of aortic aneurysms and dissections, this volume helps physicians effectively examine and evaluate affected individuals in clinical and emergency care settings. Offering a wide array of illustrations, x-rays, and operative photographs to emphasize key anatomic observations, it contains cutting-edge insight on the latest biologic, radiologic, clinical, and surgical developments that have taken place in the field. Presented in a reader-friendly format, it provides end-of-chapter questions and a point-counterpoint format to analyze differing perspectives from renowned experts on these diseases.