Vascular Surgery
SU 526M.12B
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This subinternship will provide a basic understanding of the pathology, physiology and modern clinical management of peripheral vascular disease. Students will participate in daily rounds on patients undergoing surgery, balloon angioplasty, stent placement or other modern approaches to peripheral vascular disease. They will be assigned to follow their own patients with an emphasis on continuity of care. Active involvement in surgical and endovascular procedures is encouraged. Specific areas of instruction will include: appropriate, considerate, multidisciplinary care of elderly, high risk patients, the relationship between blood flow disturbances and atherosclerotic plaque formation; the pathophysiology of diabetic foot lesions; the interaction of blood with artificial materials; the mechanisms of arterial graft failure, alternatives to open surgical procedures, the response of blood vessels to iatrogenic injury.
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