Services Provided

We, at the Vein Center, provide treatment modalities towards    Venous  and  Arterial  Diseases.

Treatment of Venous  Diseases, includes treatment of the following:

VARICOSE VEINS  (see “tabs” related to “Venous”, “Veins”, and “Treatment”)

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

We treat DVT aggressively, to avoid “Post Thrombotic Syndrome”, especially in younger patients. Generally, these are treated with Intravenous Anticoagulation and Thrombolysis; along with Oral Anticoagulants for a number of months.

Arterio Venous Fistula

AV malformation is either congenital or is created surgically for treatment of kidney failures requiring dialysis. Treatment of these is complex, requiring multiple diagnostic tests, followed by complex surgical procedures.

While, treatment of Arterial Diseases, includes treatment of the following:

PAD

Peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs due to building up of plaque in the arteries. This causes symptoms, most notably leg pain when walking (intermittent claudication). P.A.D. can also affect the arteries that carry blood from your heart to your head, arms, kidneys, and stomach.

Treatment of PAD often includes making long-lasting lifestyle changes, such as quitting tobacco, managing blood pressure, lowering high cholesterol, exercising and eating a healthy diet.

Carotid Artery Disease

Carotid artery disease is a condition in which the carotid arteries (providing main blood supply to the brain) become narrowed or blocked due to building up of plaque on their inner lining. This condition is called Carotid Stenosis which could be a major risk factor for ischemic stroke.

Depending on the degree of Stenosis and the patient’s overall condition, Carotid Artery Stenosis can usually be treated with surgery called Carotid Endarterectomy. Other options may include:

• Use of medicine and diet to lower your cholesterol and control your blood pressure
• Use of blood-thinning medicines such as aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), and warfarin(Coumadin)
• No treatment, other than checking your carotid artery with tests every year

Aortic Aneurysm

Aortic aneurysm is bulging of the aorta, one of the large arteries through which blood passes from the heart to the rest of the body, mostly due to “hardening of the arteries” (called arteriosclerosis). The most common symptoms are chest or abdominal pain, a cold foot, fever, weight loss, cough, shortness of breath or hoarseness.

While smaller aneurysms are treated with medicines generally used to treat high blood pressure (such as beta-blocker), the bigger ones are treated by surgery.

* Girija Surya M.D.   Board Certified in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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