PanVascular Medicine
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Similarly to the nervous system human vascular system represents a morphological, anatomic and functional unity. In contrast to the vascular care presently fragmented into numerous specialties such as cardiology, radiology, vascular and coronary surgery PanVascular medicine reflects the systemic character of vascular disease integrates vascular diagnostics and provides comprehensive vascular management regardless of stage and location of disease.
By replacing current interdisciplinary boundaries by interdisciplinary integration PanVascular medicine takes advantages of the systemic effects of numerous antiatherosclerotic and antithrombotic drugs such as an Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, statins and antiplatelet agents in primary and secondary prevention, the single-access- multiple target-site flexibility of catheter-based treatment and the complementary character of the endovascular and open surgery approach. PanVascular medicine is practiced in centres of competence providing complementary team expertise of vascular diagnosticians, interventionists and surgeons to patients presenting with any disorder related to vasculature.
The term integrated vascular medicine has been introduced by P. Lanzer und E. J. Topol in "PanVascular Medicine; Integrated Clinical Approach", Springer, New York, 2002.
"PanVascular medicine represents a new approach, providing cohesive and comprehensive quality vascular care. Reflecting the systemic nature of vascular disease, a vascular field that is heterogeneous in character and torn apart by turf battles has been integrated into an all-inclusive vascular unity." Introduction by Peter Lanzer, Eric J. Topol, PanVascular Medicine: Integrated Clinical Management, Berlin und New York: Springer Verlag, 2002.
