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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 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 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.
An Unna boot is a compression gauze dressing filled with Zinc paste. The Unna boot supports the healing of vascular wounds. Generally, an Unna boot is changed weekly by a vascular provider in order to assess the state of the wound and healing progression.
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,
Vascular Surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage the full spectrum of vascular diseases. “If you only have a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail.” Some vascular “specialists” perform one or two kinds of vascular interventions, so their patients tend to get those treatments.
An ankle-brachial index is a simple and non-invasive test performed to diagnose peripheral vascular disease. The index compares the blood pressure of the legs and arms and creates a ratio that shows the availability of blood to flow freely from one extremity to the other.
Strokes are caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain and are classified by the type of blood flow interruption as listed below. Ischemic stroke – occurs when blood vessel blockage prevents blood flow to the brain due to a plaque build-up in the carotid arteries.
Claudication, also referred to as intermittent claudication, is pain caused by reduced blood flow to the lower extremities. Claudication is a symptom of the disease called Peripheral artery or peripheral vascular disease (PAD or PVD) rather than a disease itself. Claudication can cause: Pain in calves,
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.
