The circulatory system is responsible for transporting the important resources in your body where they need to go. Maintaining your vascular health is incredibly important, as ignoring a vascular disease is potentially deadly. At PRINE Health, we have a vascular doctor on Long Island who can perform detailed vascular screenings to see if any issues need to be addressed. Read below to learn more about specific vascular diseases that could affect you.
Vascular diseases affect the circulatory system, often leading to blockages that prevent blood from flowing where it needs to go. Below are listed a few diseases:
This is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Small aneurysms typically don't directly pose a threat but can lead to further complications. A clot could form before breaking off and flowing somewhere else. The aneurysm could also burst since the bulging makes the blood vessel walls more fragile.
Many diseases increase blood clots' risk. Primarily this leads to blockages in your veins that prevent blood from flowing through, which has disastrous consequences. Depending on where the blood clot is, it could cause a heart attack, stroke, and block off kidneys leading to heart failure.
this is a problem with your lymphatic system caused by the circulatory system. If missing certain lymph vessels are missing, it can lead to a buildup that causes swelling, most commonly in the arms and legs.
It’s important to maintain your vascular health. If you feel something is wrong, you should visit our vascular doctor on Long Island. We have vascular screenings available to see if you are suffering from any vascular diseases.
If you want a vascular screening or are suffering from one of the abovementioned diseases, contact us. At PRINE Health, we specialize in vascular health, allowing us to thrive where a more generalized practice might struggle. We have experienced professionals on staff who will strive to help you feel your best while maintaining a high quality of customer care.
Varithena is an FDA approved treatment for varicose veins, leg swelling, spider veins and more! Varithena is injected into your veins using an ultrasound for guidance to accurately determine the precise area of need. This treatment is a foam infusion that causes the varicose vein to safely close. Your blood will redirect through your surrounding healthy veins, allowing increased circulation and symptoms to improve.
Sclerotherapy is an injection treatment used on varicose and spider veins. This foaming solution sticks to vein walls after the injection, causing the affected areas to rapidly close, removing any unsightly or bulbous veins. After treatment, circulation improves, and the visible appearance of the veins disappears.
Both spider and varicose veins arise from an underlying condition called venous insufficiency. Veins are responsible for transporting blood from your tissues back to your lungs in order to restore oxygen–the blood travels in one direction, which is ensured by valves that prevent blood from going backward. In venous insufficiency, these valves stop functioning properly and allow blood to pool in the venous structures. In the smaller, more superficial vasculature, this results in spider veins. Larger, bulging veins are called varicose veins.
Spider veins can be treated with the process of sclerotherapy, where a chemical agent is injected into the vein and effectively closes it off, or phlebectomy, in which case the veins are physically removed from below the skin. For varicose veins, chemical and radiofrequency (heat) ablations exist, which function as another way to shut down the vein. Although the vein is closed off, blood is still able to travel through other smaller structures so that blood flow is uninterrupted.
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