| Expectations before and Satisfaction after Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins |
Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) is a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins (VV) whose clinical and cost-effectiveness remains incompletely defined. The aim of the current study was to examine patients' expectations before and satisfaction after UGFS for VV in terms of relief of lower limb symptoms, improvement in appearance, and beneficial effect on life-style.................
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| Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation |
Varicose vein recurrence of the great saphenous vein (GSV) is a common, costly, and complex problem. The aim of the study was to assess feasibility of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) in recurrent varicose veins of the GSV and to compare this technique with conventional surgical reintervention.................
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| Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation |
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Varicose veins drug pipeline report from Research and Markets
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/818d53/varicose_veins_the) has announced the addition of the "Varicose Veins Therapy Area Pipeline Report" report to their offering.
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Tips for treating age-related dermatologic concerns
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Endovascular Repair Results in Decrease of Total Aneurysm Deaths
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At the 2008 Vascular Annual Meeting, Kristina Giles, MD, a general surgery resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, presented research from a nationwide database of hospital discharges from 1988-2005, that reported in the U.S. population deaths from all abdominal aortic aneurysms, as well as the total ruptured AAAs is declining, while the number of elective repairs is increasing. These improved results coincide with the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999.
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Carotid Artery Stenting: What Is Its Role?
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Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States and carotid artery disease is the most common cause of stroke. In recent years, carotid stenting has become an alternative for patients who are high risks for surgery. Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a stent is delivered and expanded inside the carotid artery to increase blood flow in the area blocked by plaque.
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Who Should be Referred to a Vascular Surgeon?
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Perhaps the most commonly asked question vascular surgeons receive from non-medical people is: How would I know that I needed to come see a vascular surgeon? Most folks usually believe that vascular surgeons take care of some aspect of the heart, or more commonly, believe they remove varicose veins for a living. Interestingly, many referring physicians often have trouble understanding who to refer to the vascular surgeon as well.
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Carotid Endarterectomy
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In the United States more than 750,000 individuals have a stroke each year. To put this into perspective, there are more new strokes than cancers of the breast, prostate and colon combined. Although there are multiple causes of stroke, disease of the carotid artery, the major blood supply to the brain, is responsible for 40 percent of all strokes.
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Evolution of the Society for Vascular Surgery
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In December of 1945 Dr. Ross Veal and six other surgeons met in Hot Springs, Virginia at the Southern Surgical Association to discuss the formation of an organization devoted to vascular surgery. Surgical approaches to cardiovascular disease were in their infancy and there was great excitement around the surgical treatment of vascular problems. This paper describes the history that has lead to the Society for Vascular Surgery®.
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The Complete Vascular Specialist
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Vascular surgeons are experts in the treatment of the entire spectrum of vascular disease, including arterial aneurysms and occlusive disease, venous disease and lymphatic insufficiency.
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Options for Management of Carotid Restenosis
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The basis for the treatment of extracranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease is prevention of stroke. Surgical or endovascular intervention for these lesions is warranted if it is determined that they provide a safe and more effective treatment than best medical therapy alone.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in one of the deep veins. It can be difficult to recognize the symptoms of DVT. However, the condition can be effectively treated once diagnosed.
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Non-invasive Vascular Diagnosis
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One of the major assets of the vascular specialist is the ability to diagnose vascular disease using non-invasive techniques, including ultrasound, blood pressures, and plethesmography. These techniques utilize sound waves or blood pressure cuffs to evaluate arteries and veins. The studies are termed non-invasive because these technologies do not require incisions, catheters or needles.
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Shortage of Vascular Surgeons
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The current worldwide financial crisis is a stark example of what happens when there is lack of oversight and inattention to long-term planning. A similar storm is rapidly brewing in health care, especially for patients with vascular disease. There are 76 million baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964. By 2030, all baby boomers will have reached 65 years of age, and one-fifth of our United States citizens will be over age 65. Unfortunately, there will not be enough physicians to treat them.
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
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Are you aware of what Lucille Ball, Conway Twitty, George C. Scott, and Albert Einstein all had in common? Of course they were famous individuals whose names are still widely recognized throughout the world. They all died of the same disease. No, they didn’t die of a heart attack or cancer; they all died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
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What Is Vascular Surgery?
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In 1986, Dr. Juan Parodi revolutionized the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms by treating these with a stent/graft combination. This singular change resulted in a complete re-focusing of vascular surgery into minimally invasive endovascular treatments. The entire vascular surgery workforce was retrained in the early 1990s to include minimally invasive treatments as a routine part of vascular surgery.
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Minimally Invasive Vascular Procedures and Vascular Surgery
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The early years of vascular surgery were dominated by open aortic and carotid surgery which was challenging and often complicated, with long hospital stays the norm. While the modern vascular surgeon maintains this expertise, only a minority of the procedures today require an incision, and many of the procedures can be done as an out-patient. In vascular surgery today, minimally invasive individualized treatment is the focus.
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Lower Extremity Interventions
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The first issue in lower extremity arterial disease is its recognition. The presence of peripheral vascular disease can be suspected in patients with atherosclerosis of the cerebrovascular or coronary vessels, smokers, diabetics, or people with a family history of vascular disease. In this setting, particularly in male patients over the age of 65, screening for atherosclerosis can be done by measuring the blood pressure at the ankle and comparing it to the blood pressure in the arm.
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Venous Insufficiency (Varicose Veins)
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When most people hear the words vascular, they think of a very common affliction called varicose veins. Affecting more than 20 million Americans, varicose veins represents one form of chronic venous insufficiency over an entire spectrum of venous disease. This podcast explores in more detail what is meant by the term chronic venous insufficiency
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The Changing Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
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In 2008 the FDA approved two new thoracic endografts bringing up to three the number of devices approved for the treatment of descending thoracic aneurysms. Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta account for nearly 2,500 deaths per year mostly from rupture. They can result from infections, dissection, traumatic injuries or even inherited genetic disorders.
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