Overview
Vascular disease restricts a patient’s blood from flowing freely through the arteries and veins that make up the body’s circulatory system, and frequently has no warning signs – which is why it’s known as the silent disease.
Healthy blood vessels expand and contract easily and have smooth inner walls that allow blood to circulate freely. For a variety of reasons – including age, genetics, and lifestyle choices – plaque can build up inside the blood vessel over time, restricting blood flow, or even resulting in a total blockage, causing vascular disease. The same factors can also cause vessel walls to stiffen, further restricting blood circulation.
Aortic Aneurysms
An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge that occurs in the wall of the major...
Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid arteries are blood vessels on either side of the neck and supply blood to...
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Similar to varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), also called venous disease, is a condition...
Chronic Wounds
Chronic wounds are wounds that do not heal on their own within 5-8 weeks even...
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)/Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
Post-thrombotic syndrome is a condition that can happen to people who have had a deep...
End-Stage Renal Disease (Renal Failure)
End-stage renal disease, also known as renal failure or end-stage kidney disease, occurs when chronic...
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral artery disease, commonly referred to as PAD, affects the circulatory system –specifically the arteries...
Spider Veins
Spider veins are small, damaged veins that can appear on the surface of the legs...
Varicose Veins
Veins have valves in them that open and close in your legs to help facilitate...
Procedures
Vascular procedures involve the repair and reconstruction of damage to the vascular system of the body, including the arteries and veins. Vascular surgery and endovascular surgery are both ways to treat vascular diseases. While traditional vascular surgery is more invasive and more surgical in nature, endovascular describes a minimally invasive approach commonly done through needle puncture and a sheath where repair is done from inside the blood vessels…
