Publisher's Synopsis
Peripheral arterial disease is a clinical manifestation of atherosclerosis. New discoveries in the biomedical arena have increased our ability to treat peripheral arterial disease and subsequently reduce the disabling and fatal consequences of atherosclerosis. This work serves as a review of peripheral arterial disease and includes current information on epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology and emerging treatment options (medical, surgical and interventional) that should be particularly useful to the practicing physician. Readers are provided with an opportunity to update themselves on advances in the field of peripheral arterial disease.
