Contents
 

GENERAL CONCEPTS
The mystery of heparin
Microcirculation: frontier and reality
Atherosclerosis and autoimmune diseases
POLY-VASCULAR DISEASE
Skin microvascular function: a useful biomarker of cardiovascular disease risk
Ischemia and adaptation in peripheral arterial disease: the recovery through the pain
Peripheral arterial disease increases the risk of perioperative complications
CAROTID DISEASES
The role of carotid atheroma in the management of asymptomatic carotid disease
Higher risk of embolism
Markers for detecting carotid plaque vulnerability
The best medical therapy versus open surgery
New tools for the evaluation of patients eligible for carotid artery stenting
The metabolic syndrome and asymptomatic carotid lesions predict future cerebro- and cardiovascular events beyond the cards of risk
Antiplatelet agents for the prevention of cerebrovascular accidents
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASES
Vascular and endovascular controversies: multicentre trials
Hybrid procedures in lower limb revascularization
Drug-eluting devices for femoro-popliteal disease: which and when?
Is the young age a conditioning factor for endovascular revascularization?
Use of stent grafts for chronic total occlusions of superficial femoral artery - did we meet the challenge?
Indications for endovascular treatment of critical limb ischemia
Intermittent claudication: which is the best therapy?
Endovascular interventions: call for a registry
Management of non-atherosclerotic aneurysms
ACUTE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
Review of new consensus documents and guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism
The oral direct inhibitors in the management of venous thromboembolism
Secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism
Management of superficial vein thrombosis
Factors influencing the recanalization rate of deep and superficial venous thrombosis
Deep venous thrombosis invasive treatment - what is the rationale for early thrombus removal?
Chronic venous disease: a condition of underestimated severity
Duplex ultrasound, clinical score, and D-dimer to rule in and out deep venous thrombosis in the primary care setting
Diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism
Bridging the gap between deep venous thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome
CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASES
New insights into the pathogenesis of chronic venous disease
The pharmacological treatment of chronic venous disease
Vein stenting
Endovenous laser ablation
Radiofrequency ablation therapy
Sclerotherapy
Recent advances in the management of venous ulcer. Are drugs indicated and efficient?
Do we need special deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in the minimally invasive surgical and endovascular procedures?
Air-plethysmography in the investigation of venous disease
Why and how to assess the calf muscle pump function by Doppler ultrasound
The MEM -NE T program for chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency color flow Doppler imaging assessment
Surgical management of chronic venous disease
INFLAMMATORY VASCULAR DISEASES
Takayasu arteritis
Diagnostic evaluation of Horton disease
Atherosclerotic vascular damage in rheumatic diseases
ENDOTHELIUM AND MICRCIRCULATION
Non-invasive assessment of endothelial function: research tool or clinical reality?
Raynaud’s phenomenon?
Metalloproteinases and cytokines in endothelial dysfunction
Oxygen tension measurement
Circulating microvesicles: novel mediators of inflammatory and angiogenic response
LYMPHEDEMA AND VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Diagnostic guidelines for chronic lymphedema of the limbs
Diagnostic guidelines of vascular malformations