Vascular Medicine

Acute

What is Vascular Medicine?

Vascular medicine is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the arteries and veins. The most common vascular diseases outside the heart include carotid disease, peripheral arterial disease, venous thromboembolic disease (deep vein thrombosis), and aortic aneurysms.

  • Peripheral artery disease: Leg pain or cramps with activity but improve with rest; changes in skin color; sores or ulcers and tired legs.
  • Intestinal ischemic (or mesenteric ischemia) syndrome: Severe stomach pain, nausea, throwing up, diarrhea, food fear and weight loss.

Issues that uniquely relate to vascular medicine can be divided into two categories: conservative (non-invasive) management and interventional (invasive) management. In the interventional setting, complications include: Hemorrhages. Thromboses.

  • High cholesterol.
  • High blood pressure.
  • Smoking or using tobacco products.
  • Diabetes.
  • Genes you get from your parents.
  • Medicines.
  • Injury.
  • Infection.
  • Diabetes.
  • Smoking.
  • High blood pressure.
  • Obesity.
  • Lack of exercise.
  • Hyperlipidemia (high levels of fats in the blood, such as cholesterol and triglycerides)

30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, such as brisk walking, five days a week. 20 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, such as jogging, three days a week. Light exercise as part your daily routine. Take the stairs, do yard work or walk around while on the phone.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?
  • Lipid lowering medication (statins)
  • Blood pressure medication.
  • Anti-platelet medication (Aspirin and/or Plavix)

How is it treated?

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Some of the most common procedures they perform are carotid artery surgery, lower limb revascularization, endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms, and treatment of varicose veins. Limb amputation is a procedure that vascular surgeons may use as a final resort. This involves surgically removing a limb or part of a limb.

 

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