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The Knife’s Edge

The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

by Stephen Westaby ...

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently ... Read more

£6.99

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently
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50 Studies Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know

by Julien Al Shakarchi ...

Series series FIFTY STUDIES EVERY DOCTOR SHOULD SERIES
50 Studies every Vascular Surgeon Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of Vascular Surgery. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including carotid artery disease, aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, trauma, venous disease and vascular access. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations ... Read more

£29.39

50 Studies every Vascular Surgeon Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of Vascular Surgery. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including carotid artery disease, aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, trauma, venous disease and vascular access. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations
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Vascular Anaesthesia

Edited by Jonathan Thompson, Richard Telford, Simon Howell ...

Series series Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Anaesthesia
Providing a practical, current, evidence-based approach to all aspects of perioperative care for the patient with vascular disease, Vascular Anaesthesia is an essential read for all vascular anaesthetists, anaesthetic nurses and anyone else involved in the care of vascular patients throughout the world. Vascular Anaesthesia summarizes current knowledge, particularly on interventional procedures ... Read more

£40.19

Providing a practical, current, evidence-based approach to all aspects of perioperative care for the patient with vascular disease, Vascular Anaesthesia is an essential read for all vascular anaesthetists, anaesthetic nurses and anyone else involved in the care of vascular patients throughout the world. Vascular Anaesthesia summarizes current knowledge, particularly on interventional procedures
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Anatomic Exposures in Vascular Surgery

by R. James Valentine, Gary G. Wind ...

Featuring more than 550 full-color, 3-dimensional drawings of anatomic exposures for every open vascular procedure you’re likely to perform, Anatomic Exposures in Vascular Surgery, 4th Edition, clearly and uniquely depicts the anatomy the vascular or general surgeon will see in the operating room. In practical detail, it describes and shows the anatomic relationships of blood vessels and ... Read more

£186.19

Featuring more than 550 full-color, 3-dimensional drawings of anatomic exposures for every open vascular procedure you’re likely to perform, Anatomic Exposures in Vascular Surgery, 4th Edition, clearly and uniquely depicts the anatomy the vascular or general surgeon will see in the operating room. In practical detail, it describes and shows the anatomic relationships of blood vessels and
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Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia

Edited by Carl Moores, Alastair F. Nimmo ...

Vascular surgery and anaesthesia have changed considerably in recent years and become recognised subspecialties, although non-specialist anaesthetists continue to provide much of the care for emergency vascular surgical patients. Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia brings together the clinical expertise of global leaders in the field in a comprehensive review of contemporary practice. Detailed ... Read more

£70.59

Vascular surgery and anaesthesia have changed considerably in recent years and become recognised subspecialties, although non-specialist anaesthetists continue to provide much of the care for emergency vascular surgical patients. Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia brings together the clinical expertise of global leaders in the field in a comprehensive review of contemporary practice. Detailed
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Deep Venous Thrombosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

by Kenneth Kee ...

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein (venous) leading to the heart, normally in the legs.The blood clot may either block the vein completely or partially.Deep venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside a part of the body.DVT normally happens in a deep leg vein, a larger vein that extends through the muscles of the calf and the thigh.It can ... Read more

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Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein (venous) leading to the heart, normally in the legs.The blood clot may either block the vein completely or partially.Deep venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside a part of the body.DVT normally happens in a deep leg vein, a larger vein that extends through the muscles of the calf and the thigh.It can
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Learning Vascular and Interventional Radiology

by Ramón Ribes, José J. Muñoz ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
£71.59
Reflections of a Microvascular Plastic Surgeon

Reconstructing Shattered Lives

by Frederic White-Brown Deleyiannis ...

This book discusses the scope and limitations of complex reconstructive surgery that few plastic surgeons master, and that the public rarely encounters, portraying both the technical challenges of advanced reconstructive microsurgery and the human connection between physician and patient as only a master surgeon can convey.For decades, Dr. Deleyiannis has practiced one of the most demanding fields ... Read more

£46.99

This book discusses the scope and limitations of complex reconstructive surgery that few plastic surgeons master, and that the public rarely encounters, portraying both the technical challenges of advanced reconstructive microsurgery and the human connection between physician and patient as only a master surgeon can convey.For decades, Dr. Deleyiannis has practiced one of the most demanding fields
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Arterial Grafting for Myocardial Revascularization

Indications, Surgical Techniques and Results

by Ludwig K. von Segesser ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The author instills this book with personal experience and extensive research on the surgical procedure. He provides a synthesis of knowledge with very detailed information about current clinical practice and long-term implications for the future. ... Read more

£85.99

The author instills this book with personal experience and extensive research on the surgical procedure. He provides a synthesis of knowledge with very detailed information about current clinical practice and long-term implications for the future.
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Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology

Current Fundamentals for the Clinical Management of Aortic Disease

Edited by Olaf H. Stanger, John R. Pepper, Lars G. Svensson ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book follows the concept of perceiving the entire aorta as one functional organ assuming that all individual pathologies and local interventional procedures affect the up- and downstream segments with consequences for complications and disease progression. Thus any preventive or surgical strategy must recognize the aortic disease in its entirety.The book intends to cover the full spectrum of ... Read more

£191.59

This book follows the concept of perceiving the entire aorta as one functional organ assuming that all individual pathologies and local interventional procedures affect the up- and downstream segments with consequences for complications and disease progression. Thus any preventive or surgical strategy must recognize the aortic disease in its entirety.The book intends to cover the full spectrum of
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Ärztliches Wundmanagement im interprofessionellen Team

Edited by Thomas Karl, Martin Storck ...

Series series Medicine (German Language)
Die moderne zielgerichtete Behandlung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit chronischen Wunden in Klinik und Praxis wird in allen Facetten beschrieben: neben den Fortschritten bei den diagnostischen und therapeutischen Möglichkeiten trägt auch die Entwicklung der organisatorischen Strukturen zur erfolgreichen Wundbehandlung bei. Ihre Umsetzung erfordert die Kenntnis der aktuellen rechtlichen und ... Read more

£34.59

Die moderne zielgerichtete Behandlung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit chronischen Wunden in Klinik und Praxis wird in allen Facetten beschrieben: neben den Fortschritten bei den diagnostischen und therapeutischen Möglichkeiten trägt auch die Entwicklung der organisatorischen Strukturen zur erfolgreichen Wundbehandlung bei. Ihre Umsetzung erfordert die Kenntnis der aktuellen rechtlichen und
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Principles and Practice

Edited by Curtis W. Bakal, James E. Silberzweig, Jacob Cynamon, Seymour Sprayregen ...

Written by a team of distinguished contributors involved in training programs, this new book offers a thorough and complete overview of the most important aspects of vascular and interventional radiology for residents and fellows. You'll get all anatomic, procedural, and clinical information, including proper techniques, outcomes, and complication avoidance. Hundreds of line drawings, tables, ... Read more

£129.59

Written by a team of distinguished contributors involved in training programs, this new book offers a thorough and complete overview of the most important aspects of vascular and interventional radiology for residents and fellows. You'll get all anatomic, procedural, and clinical information, including proper techniques, outcomes, and complication avoidance. Hundreds of line drawings, tables,
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VAS European Book on Angiology/Vascular Medicine

An International Expert Guide

Edited by Mariella (Maria) Catalano, Gerit-Holger Schernthaner, Katalin Farkas, Grigoris Gerotziafas, Agata Stanek, Jean Claude Wautrecht, Francesco Boccardo ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The entire width and depth of Vascular Medicine/Angiology are covered in a robust and comprehensive way by this textbook, based on the most recent and advanced available evidence. All topics are covered in a holistic way, including sound research background, state of the art clinical practice and carefully selected clinical paradigms. The chapters are written in a clear didactic style that ... Read more

£153.19

The entire width and depth of Vascular Medicine/Angiology are covered in a robust and comprehensive way by this textbook, based on the most recent and advanced available evidence. All topics are covered in a holistic way, including sound research background, state of the art clinical practice and carefully selected clinical paradigms. The chapters are written in a clear didactic style that
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Venous Catheters

A Practical Manual

by Philip C. Pieters, Jaime Tisnado, Matthew A. Mauro ...

Add the new "bible" of catheter placement to your library!As the number of patients requiring venous access continues to grow rapidly, catheter placement procedures have become an integral part of every radiology department. This practical book presents a comprehensive overview of virtually every topic pertaining to central catheters, describing everything you need to provide optimal patient care. ... Read more

£52.79

Add the new "bible" of catheter placement to your library!As the number of patients requiring venous access continues to grow rapidly, catheter placement procedures have become an integral part of every radiology department. This practical book presents a comprehensive overview of virtually every topic pertaining to central catheters, describing everything you need to provide optimal patient care.
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Congenital Vascular Malformations

A Comprehensive Review of Current Management

Edited by Wayne F. Yakes, Young-Wook Kim, Young-Soo Do, Byung-Boong Lee ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book is a superbly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital vascular malformations (CVMs) that will enable the reader to avoid the serious pitfalls that may arise when caring for patients with this rare and complex group of lesions. After discussion of pathogenesis, classification, and differential diagnosis from vascular tumors, the clinical features of CVMs are ... Read more

£95.59

This book is a superbly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital vascular malformations (CVMs) that will enable the reader to avoid the serious pitfalls that may arise when caring for patients with this rare and complex group of lesions. After discussion of pathogenesis, classification, and differential diagnosis from vascular tumors, the clinical features of CVMs are
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Cardiac Valve Allografts 1962–1987

Current Concepts on the Use of Aortic and Pulmonary Allografts for Heart Valve Subsitutes

Edited by A.C. Yankah, R. Hetzer, C. Miller, D.N. Ross, J. Somerville, M.H. Yacoub ...

It was the genius of Gordon Murray in Toronto that introduced the use of allografts into cardiac surgery in the 1950s. Soon after this on opposite sides ofthe world, Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes in Auckland, New Zealand, and Mr. Donald Ross in London, undertook to use allografts for the replacement of diseased aortic valves. Since that time the global interest in allografts has been patchy, episodic, ... Read more

£85.99

It was the genius of Gordon Murray in Toronto that introduced the use of allografts into cardiac surgery in the 1950s. Soon after this on opposite sides ofthe world, Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes in Auckland, New Zealand, and Mr. Donald Ross in London, undertook to use allografts for the replacement of diseased aortic valves. Since that time the global interest in allografts has been patchy, episodic,
... Read more
Cerebral Angiography

Normal Anatomy and Vascular Pathology

by Gianni Boris Bradac ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This revised and enlarged edition of Cerebral Angiography, which includes new angiographic studies and illustrative drawings, offers detailed guidance on diagnostic use of the procedure. The first part of the book describes the normal anatomy of the cerebral arteries and veins, with attention to morphological aspect, embryological development, function and vascular territories. The intraorbital ... Read more

£139.19

This revised and enlarged edition of Cerebral Angiography, which includes new angiographic studies and illustrative drawings, offers detailed guidance on diagnostic use of the procedure. The first part of the book describes the normal anatomy of the cerebral arteries and veins, with attention to morphological aspect, embryological development, function and vascular territories. The intraorbital
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Transesophageal Echocardiography

A New Monitoring Technique

by Nikolai Kolev, Günter Huemer, Michael Zimpfer ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
"Everything should be as simple as can be, but not simpler. " Albert Einstein The past decade has been marked by a trend from invasive to noninvasive intraoperative monitoring. As far as respiratory monitoring is concerned, initial experience with transcutaneous gas analysis laid the foundation for widespread clinical use of pulse oximetry and end-tidal gas analysis. It has been long recognized ... Read more

£43.19

"Everything should be as simple as can be, but not simpler. " Albert Einstein The past decade has been marked by a trend from invasive to noninvasive intraoperative monitoring. As far as respiratory monitoring is concerned, initial experience with transcutaneous gas analysis laid the foundation for widespread clinical use of pulse oximetry and end-tidal gas analysis. It has been long recognized
... Read more
Prospects of Heart Surgery

Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting

by Alan Radley ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Prospects of Heart Surgery: Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting reports on a study of how patients and their spouses adjusted to the prospect, and then to the outcome, of coronary graft surgery. The focus upon patients' social relationships rather than upon individuals reveals that the way people bear their illness, and adapt to symptom removal, is part of a wider adjustment ... Read more

£43.19

Prospects of Heart Surgery: Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting reports on a study of how patients and their spouses adjusted to the prospect, and then to the outcome, of coronary graft surgery. The focus upon patients' social relationships rather than upon individuals reveals that the way people bear their illness, and adapt to symptom removal, is part of a wider adjustment
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Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery

Edited by Matthew M. Thompson, Robert Fitridge, Jon Boyle, Matt Thompson, Karim Brohi, Robert J. Hinchliffe, Nick Cheshire, A. Ross Naylor, Ian Loftus, Alun H. Davies ...

Series series Oxford Textbooks in Surgery
The Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery draws on the expertise of over 130 specialist contributors to encompass the field of vascular surgery. Through the use of figures, findings of contemporary trials, and additional online content, this textbook is an excellent study material for surgical trainees entering their final two years of training, in addition to serving as an effective reference ... Read more

£130.39

The Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery draws on the expertise of over 130 specialist contributors to encompass the field of vascular surgery. Through the use of figures, findings of contemporary trials, and additional online content, this textbook is an excellent study material for surgical trainees entering their final two years of training, in addition to serving as an effective reference
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Atlas of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy E-Book

Anatomy and Technique

Edited by Elliot L. Chaikof ...

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Vascular Surgery**Using a highly visual, step-by-step approach, Atlas of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy: Anatomy and Technique, Second Edition, is an easy-access, comprehensive guide to the surgical treatment of diseases and disorders most often encountered by vascular surgeons. Editor Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, leads a team of academic and ... Read more

£195.99

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Vascular Surgery**Using a highly visual, step-by-step approach, Atlas of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy: Anatomy and Technique, Second Edition, is an easy-access, comprehensive guide to the surgical treatment of diseases and disorders most often encountered by vascular surgeons. Editor Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, leads a team of academic and
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Practical Carotid Artery Stenting

Edited by Sumaira Macdonald, Gerald Stansby ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
In the management of vascular disease, there has been an inexorable drive towards less invasive endovascular treatments. This has substantially altered the attitudes of patients, clinicians and health care providers.Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis for stroke is no exception. Several trials are running concurrently; these are comparing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with the less invasive ... Read more

£85.99

In the management of vascular disease, there has been an inexorable drive towards less invasive endovascular treatments. This has substantially altered the attitudes of patients, clinicians and health care providers.Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis for stroke is no exception. Several trials are running concurrently; these are comparing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with the less invasive
... Read more
Essentials of Percutaneous Dialysis Interventions

Edited by Dheeraj Rajan ...

As the dialysis population grows, an expert medical resource on the percutaneous creation and maintenance of vascular access is much needed. This book fulfills exactly that need, engaging interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional nephrologists, and the medical support personnel serving these patients. Providing a clear understanding of best techniques and practices, the ... Read more

£124.39

As the dialysis population grows, an expert medical resource on the percutaneous creation and maintenance of vascular access is much needed. This book fulfills exactly that need, engaging interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional nephrologists, and the medical support personnel serving these patients. Providing a clear understanding of best techniques and practices, the
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Occult Atherosclerotic Disease

Diagnosis, Assessment and Management

Edited by A-M. Salmasi, A.N. Nicolaides ...

Series Book 123 - Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Occult atherosclerotic diseases impose great challenges in the cardiovascular practice. Although their pathology is not much different from that of the overt group of diseases, the clinical approach to their diagnoses remains a puzzle. This has mainly emerged as a result of the problems faced in trying to pick up the vulnerable subjects from among the general public. More definitive candidates to ... Read more

£76.09

Occult atherosclerotic diseases impose great challenges in the cardiovascular practice. Although their pathology is not much different from that of the overt group of diseases, the clinical approach to their diagnoses remains a puzzle. This has mainly emerged as a result of the problems faced in trying to pick up the vulnerable subjects from among the general public. More definitive candidates to
... Read more

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