Allergy
Alternative Medicine
Arthritis
Back Pain
Cancer
Cholesterol
Current Controversies
Dental
Dermatology
Diabetes
Endocrine Disorders
ENT-ear,nose and throat
Exercise/Rehabilitation
Eye care
FDA Warnings
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
Geriatrics
Heart Disease
Heart Healthy Cooking
Hematology
Hypertension
Infectious Disease
JAMA REPORT
Kidney Disease
Live Cases
Lung Disease
Men's Health
Mental Health
Neurologic Disease
Obesity
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Podiatry
Pregnancy
Rheumatology
Sexual Health
Stroke
Vascular Disease
Women's Health
Carotid Artery Disease: Dr. Guiseppe Lanzino, a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the treatment options for carotid artery disease.
Diabetics are at risk for wounds on the legs that don't heal. This occurs for a number of reasons, including the diabetes itself, and vascular disease, or blockage in the legs. Dr. Karen Andrews, a physician at the Mayo Clinic, discusses a new treatment being used at the Mayo Clinic called the Circulator Boot. This device appears to improve the blood flow to the legs and help with wound healing.
Dr. Jean Starr, a vascularsurgeon at the Ohio State University, discusses the benefit of using an endograft to repair the aorta.
A DMC patient suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm receives an endovascular graft to alleviate the potentially deadly problem, performed by DMC cardiac specialist Dr. Ali Kafi. ~ Detroit Medical Center
The FDA isssued new information on the mortality data from the Medtronic AneuRX stent graft, the only stent graft for the treatment of aortic aneurysms to have longterm mortality data.
Clogged leg arteries can be opened through a minimally invasive procedure with the SILVERHAWK, a mini drill with a tiny rotating blade for cutting away plaque. The procedure only involves a tiny puncture in the patient's groin. ~ Detroit Medical Center
Dr. Skop discusses PAD.
Peripheral artery disease is atherosclerosis of the vascular system outside of the heart. This disease process causes plaque build up, just as it occurs in the heart to cause coronary artery disease. In the legs, this can cause symptoms such as pain in the calfs, known as claudication. The risk factors for PAD- peripheral artery disease are similar to coronary disease, including smoking.
Varicose veins are very common. Although there is good treatment for varicose veins, the best method is to try to prevent them from occuring. There are a few measures you can take to try to prevent varicose veins. Dr. Jonathan Deitch, the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Ctr., discusses the prevention of varicose veins.
Free Vascular Disease Videos and Doctor Videos on Vascular Disease From VideoMD.com
11767 S. Dixie Hwy., #204 Pinecrest Florida FL (USA) 33156 Phone: 305-397-7073 Fax #: 305-662 9931 Email: sales@videomd.com