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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Cardiovascular_Disorders: Vascular_Disorders
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Please submit only sites dealing with peripheral vascular disease, diagnosis, testing and treatment. Cardiovascular goes in the category above this. |
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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Please submit sites related to Carotid Occlusive Disease, Stroke, TIA, RIND, testing for same. Stroke rehabilitation is a different area. |
Blockage or narrowing of the arteries in the neck can cause patients to suffer a stroke which occurs when part of the brain gets inadequate blood flow and dies. Since it is very difficult to reverse the damage once it has occurred, successful management of this condition requires early recognition of the disease, often even before symptoms occur, and prompt, safe treatment.
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Characterized by abnormal constriction of the arteries of the extremities, particularly the fingers; usually appears following exposure to cold.
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These groups, communities, or meeting places provide an opportunity for people with a common experience (such as a condition or disease, or a care-giving role) to share their concerns, and to seek and offer information and advice.
Also known as Buerger's Disease. Arteries, most often in the legs and feet, become inflamed and accluded, causing burning, numbness, tingling, and if inadequate blood supply continues, phlebitis, tissue damage and possible gangrene.
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Please only submit sites dealing with the health aspects of DVTs, pulmonary emboli, and related thrombosis events.
Sites primarily selling products (e.g. selling items to help people avoid DVTs or to make sufferers more comfortable) should be submitted to an appropriate subcategory under Shopping. Sites primarily dealing with drugs used in the prevention and/or treatment of thrombosis should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory under Drugs and Medications. |
The veins deep within the legs are prone to develop blood clots, especially in patients who are bedridden or following surgery. This results in a common, and serious, condition known as deep venous thrombosis, or DVT. Clots that break free from their point of origin then travel to the lungs, resulting in pulmonary emboli.
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This category contains information about varicose veins. Physician sites, which are local to a specific area, should be submitted to a Regional/Health category instead. |
Varicose veins are veins on the leg which are large, twisted, and ropelike, and can cause pain, swelling, or itching. They are an extreme form of telangiectasia, or spider veins.
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