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The Vascular Surgeon's Challenge and Dilemma

Rodger E. Weismann, MD

Arch Surg. 1983;118(9):1019-1023.

Abstract
• Vascular surgeons have not paid enough attention to all of the host factors responsible for the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. With a clearer understanding of the role of platelets and endothelial cells, improved results and better long-term palliation can be realized by combining newer pharmacologic approaches with well-established surgical procedures. Prostaglandin chemistry research may provide promising therapeutic adjuncts to current techniques for managing atherosclerosis.

(Arch Surg 1983;118:1019-1023)

Author Affiliations
From the Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, White River Junction, Vt. Dr Weismann is professor emeritus from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 3, 1983.

Read as the presidential address before the ninth annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, Bretton Woods, NH, Oct 15, 1982.

Reprints not available.