Vascular Disorders Cardiovascular Disorders Conditions and Diseases
Vascular Disorders Cardiovascular Disorders Conditions and Diseases
A number of diseases that can affect arteries and veins throughout the body but the most common vascular disease is atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This condition affects virtually every artery within the body. Peripheral Vascular Disease includes all the arteries and veins in the body except those within the heart and within the brain.
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Dr Caine and Partners - Well written explanations of most vascular surgery procedures and postoperative follow up protocols.
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Vascular Surgery Answers - Circulatory disease and treatments in plain English with popular "ask the doc" feature.
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Vitamin C and Vascular Disease - New information about vitamins and vascular disease.
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Vascular Disease Foundation - Patient education and information about peripheral arterial disease (PAD), including atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), Buerger's Disease, carotid artery disease, deep vein thrombosis and other venous condition
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Blood Clot "Dissolver" - The FDA release from 1987 describing the "clot busting drug" used to prevent damage from stroke if used quickly enough.
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Pacemaker Information - Austrian cardiologist Wolfgang Scheibelhofer offers information for pacemaker patients and for physicians treating such patients.
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Vascular Disease Information - Offers information on Carotid Artery Disease, Aortic Aneurysm and Lower Extremity Ischemia. Includes diagnosis, symptoms, self care and surgical interventions for treatment. Clinic located in San Francisco, schedule your appointment from the web page.
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Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) - Information about this condition and embolization therapy, by the mother of a son with multiple AVMs, seeking to form a support group.
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Drug Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease - Bandolier, an evidence-based health care newsletter, provides both sides of the issue: drugs that work, drugs that don't work to improve symptoms of vascular disease.
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Concise information on various aspects of vascular disease, includes pre- and post-op instructions for several surgeries. Contact and appointment information.
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Vein.co.uk - A UK expert on veins and venous conditions explains treatments and therapies for disorders.
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Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Support Group - Offers a mission, activities, and an e-mail list.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication - Patient handout on claudication from the AAFP.
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Angioplasty - An article and some images about this procedure.
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Arteriovenous Malformation - Information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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eMedicine: Peripheral Vascular Injuries - Text for medical professionals as well as people interested in vascular trauma.
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