Endovascular Skills

Dr. Peter A. Schneider has had a strong interest in endovascular techniques and vascular education throughout his career. Following a successful career at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii as the founding member and chief of the Division of Vascular Therapy, Dr. Schneider has entered a new chapter becoming Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at University of California San Francisco. He received an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and completed vascular surgery fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. He has published numerous articles and books, overseen the development of several medical devices, and recently became Chief Executive Officer of InRoad Medical. The 4th Edition of Endovascular Skills, represents a culmination of advancements in endovascular techniques.

‘[..]a high-quality book, both in its ability to explain complex endovascular procedures in simple terms, as well as in its use of tables and illustrations to augment these explanations.’— Brian D. Wernick, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

• PART I: CATHETER AND GUIDEWIRE SKILLS. Case preparation. Safe and strategic vascular access. Sheath access. Guidewire skills. Small platform guidewires and monorail systems. Handling catheters. Guidewire and catheter passage. Imaging: the key to success. Selective catheterization. Principles of arteriography. Arteriography of the vascular beds. PART II: ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Endovascular workshop. Medications for endovascular therapy. Access for endovascular therapy. Setting up the therapeutic maneuver: crossing lesions. Crossing challenging lesions. Balloon angioplasty: minimally invasive autologous revascularization. More about balloon angioplasty: keeping out of trouble. Stents, covered stents, stent–grafts. Other devices and how to use them. PART III: THERAPY IN SPECIFIC VASCULAR BEDS. Brachiocephalic interventions. Visceral and renal artery interventions. The infrarenal aorta, aortic bifurcation, and iliac arteries interventions: Advice about balloon angioplasty and stent placement. The infrainguinal arteries: advice about balloon angioplasty and stent placement. Complex lower extremity revascularization. Salvage of previous reconstructions. Hybrid procedures. Technical aspects of treating aortic aneurysms. Coiling of peripheral aneurysms. Puncture site management. Selected reading. Appendix: Trade/registered/generic names plus current manufacturers