This book provides a comprehensive overview of acute and chronic critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Loss of an extremity or a portion thereof is not necessarily a life-ending process but it is
a debilitating experience whether involvement is of the upper or lower extremity. It reviews
the epidemiology pathophysiology etiology physical examination imaging modalities
diagnosis and treatment of limb ischemia. It investigates the most frequent as well as the
more unusual etiological processes that may lead to the most dreaded concern of patients and
families: amputation. The therapeutics of CLI has been significantly advanced through the
multidisciplinary approach to the patient and disease a focus that is explored in detail
throughout the book. Surgical and endovascular treatment guidelines as well as medical therapy
wound healing and long-term care are discussed. Featuring an extensive illustration program
Critical Limb Ischemia: Acute and Chronic is a valuable resource for vascular and endovascular
surgeons vascular medicine specialists interventional radiologists and cardiologists.
