Key Facts Hypertension – or high blood pressure – is a serious pathological condition that significantly increases the risk of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system, brain, kidneys and other diseases. An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 worldwide have… Read More »Hypertension
Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm Definition An aneurysm of the abdominal part of the aorta or a AAA/Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a local or diffuse expansion of its diameter of more than 4 cm.… Read More »Aortic aneurysm treatment
What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an inflammatory disease that most often affects the arteries of the lower extremities, less often the upper ones, in which the blood vessels are… Read More »Peripheral Artery Disease
Introduction to AAA An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling or bulge in the abdominal aorta, the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs. An AAA can be life-threatening… Read More »Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Definition: necrotizing, small/medium-vessel vasculitis Symptoms: myalgias, arthralgias, subcutaneous nodules, neuropathy, hematuria Distribution of disease: Renal artery branches (85%) > hepatic artery branches (50%) = small mesenteric branches (50%) Imaging features: microaneurysms Treatment: mainstay is steroids.… Read More »Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Definition: Post-infectious vasculitis of medium arteries Findings: Coronary artery aneurysms (15%), conjunctivitis, rash, fever ALSO: great vessel aneurysms Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is a rare autoimmune disorder that primarily affects children under… Read More »Kawasaki Disease
Definition: Idiopathic non-necrotizing panarteritis. Demographics: 98% male, 99% smokers Imaging findings: Segmental vascular occlusions, corkscrew vessels, large vessels will appear normal Distribution of disease: Legs & feet | forearms & hands Treatment: stop smoking. This… Read More »Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)
Quick Take on Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell arteritis (GCA): Nomenclature: Temporal arteritis is also known as Giant cell arteritis (GCA), Horton disease, and cranial arteritis. All of these names refer to the same disease process Demographics:… Read More »Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
Etiology: idiopathic, neurofibromatosis, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), vasculitis, congenital Demographics: Entity seen in children and young adults, presenting with renal failure, juvenile hypertension, or rarely mesenteric ischemia. Imaging findings: Focal stenosis of the juxta-renal aorta with… Read More »Mid-Aortic Syndrome, “Abdominal Coarctation”
Definition: Granulomatous vasculitis of large arteries. Patient population: Mainly young women. F >> M 8:1, 90% age < 30 Symptoms: stroke, asymmetric blood pressures, pain Digital subtraction angiographic findings: Stenosis of the aorta | Great… Read More »Takayasu Arteritis (“Pulseless Disease”)