Peripheral Vascular Diseases

Abstract

Peripheral vascular disease to many physicians is a mysterious catchall into which diagnostic problems are discarded in haphazard fashion. To bring order from this chaos is a noteworthy purpose and a goal toward which these authors have made a splendid effort. This scholarly, well documented and scientific presentation of a difficult subject deserves an enthusiastic welcome. The book begins with a review of gross and fine anatomy of the vascular system, after a preliminary glossary of common clinical terms. In a chapter on methods of investigation, accepted technics are thoroughly reviewed as to value, utility and accuracy. The writers frankly state whether any method is preferred and what their experience, if any, has been with it. In the assay and management of peripheral vascular diseases certain procedures are of theoretical value, and the practical applications and reliability factors are analyzed in the light of the experience at the Mayo Clinic.