Vasculopathies

Vasculopathies | Internal Medicine — Expert Reference

How it begins

Systematic and exhaustive study of vasculopathies from the perspective of internal medicine: the pathology of arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics, their molecular mechanisms, their pathophysiological correlates and their clinical translation. An integrative review of the diseased endothelium to ischemic, hemorrhagic, inflammatory and thrombotic syndrome.

What it covers

1. Generalities and biology of the vascular wall
2. · 1.1 Histology of the vascular wall
3. · 1.2 The endothelium as a master regulator
4. · 1.3 Hemodynamics: the role of shear stress
5. General classification of vasculopathies
6. · 2.1 According to the pathophysiological mechanism
7. · 2.2 Depending on the caliber of the affected vessel, key axis in vasculitis
8. · 2.3 Arterial vs venous: a fundamental contrast
9. Atherosclerosis: pathogenesis and biology of plaque
10. · 3.1 Pathogenesis step by step
11. · 3.2 Stable plaque vs vulnerable plaque critical concept
12. · 3.3 Risk factors and modifiable targets
13. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
14. · 4.1 Clinical spectrum and Fontaine classification
15. · 4.2 Diagnosis: ankle-brachial index (ABI)
16. · 4.3 Critical ischemia and acute ischemia
17. Aneurysms and acute aortic syndrome
18. · 5.1 Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
19. · 5.2 Acute aortic syndrome: dissection
20. Systemic vasculitis
21. · 6.1 Vasculitis of large vessels
22. · 6.2 Medium vessel vasculitis
23. · 6.3 ANCA small vessel vasculitis
24. · 6.4 Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
25. Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE)
26. · 7.1 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
27. · 7.2 Pulmonary embolism (PE)
28. Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)
29. · 8.1 CEAP and clinical classification
30. Vasospasm and microcirculation pathology
31. · 9.1 Raynaud's phenomenon
32. · 9.2 Other functional and microvascular disorders
33. High blood pressure and vascular remodeling
34. · 10.1 Vascular damage in chronic HTN
35. Integrated diagnostic approach
36. · 11.1 Systematic vascular examination
37. · 11.2 Complementary tests by indication
38. Therapeutic principles
39. · 12.1 Pillars by mechanism