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Diabetes Awareness Month.

Diabetes Awareness Month

Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes awareness month. The risk of dying from a vascular disease with diabetes is 3-4 times higher than those without diabetes. It is extremely important for individuals with diabetes to be seen by a vascular surgeon and get the care they need and deserve!

peripheral artery disease.

Common Peripheral Artery Disease Treatments

Common Peripheral Artery Disease Treatments

Peripheral Artery Disease is a severe form of vascular disease that affects the arteries outside of the heart, primarily the lower extremities. Peripheral Artery Disease or PAD is a gradual build-up of plaque on the walls of the arteries. This gradual build-up of plaque hardens the arteries,

compression stockings.

What are compression stockings?

What are compression stockings?

Compression stockings are used in the treatment of varicose veins and venous insufficiency. They help reduce or completely alleviate the symptoms of venous disease, prevent blood clots, and are used after varicose vein treatment. Compression stockings squeeze legs to compress veins and keep blood moving in the right direction which is back to the heart.

intrasight mobile IVUS.

Intrasight Mobile IVUS

Intrasight Mobile IVUS

Western Vascular Institute is excited and honored to announce that we have been chosen as 1 of only 6 locations globally to apply a new intravascular ultrasound technology, the IntraSight Mobile IVUS by Philips. This amazing new technology provides smart, accurate images inside vessels allowing vascular surgeons the ability to more accurately visualize,

radio frequency ablation

Radio-Frequency Ablation for Varicose Veins.

Radio-Frequency Ablation for Varicose Veins.

  Radiofrequency closure, also known as radiofrequency ablation, addresses the venous reflex disease that often causes varicose veins. It serves as an alternative to traditional vein stripping, which requires invasive surgical removal of the diseased veins. Instead, radiofrequency ablation uses heat energy to prompt the closure of diseased veins.