Saving legs, saving lives--
Subtitle: peripheral vascular disease made simple
By: Nicolas W. Shammas and Eric J. Dippel with contributing authors ; illustrator and graphic designer: Lynne Majetic
Contributors: Dippel, Eric J.; Majestic, Lynne
Publisher: Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Davenport, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780975538432
Subjects: Peripheral vascular diseases; Peripheral Arterial Disease
Table of contents: title: What is peripheral arterial disease and how is it recognized?  -- Nicolas W. Shammas; title: Peripheral vascular disease / Eric J. Dippel --; title: Diabetes: the most powerful risk factor of peripheral arterial desease  -- Joseph E. Bergstrom; title: Smoking: the next-most-powerful risk for peripheral arterial disease  -- Shawna Kay Duske; title: Peripheral arterial disease: symptoms and management  -- Peter P. Toth; title: Role of exercise in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease  -- Conway Chin; title: Diseases of the blood vessels of the head and neck  -- Eric J. Dippel; title: Nonhealing wounds on your feet: the need for aggressive treatment  -- Matthew Wilber; title: Varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)  -- Richard Sadler; title: Associated diseases with PAD: secondary hypertension  -- fMichael J. Gimbel; title: Heart disease and its co-existence with peripheral arterial disease  -- Nicolas W. Shammas; title: Diseases of the aorta: aortic dissections vs. aneurysms  -- Richard Sadler; title: Modifiable risk factors for peripheral arterial disease  -- Nicolas W. Shammas; title: Drugs that help patients with peripheral vascular disease  -- Nicolas W. Shammas; title: Collaborative team approach in the fight against PAD  -- Penny Stoakes and Desyree Weakley; title: Research to fight PAD: how you can help  -- Lori Christensen and Denis Coiner; title: Shaving legs and lives: together we can do it -- Nicolas W. Shammas.