A large network of blood and lymph vessels that moves blood and lymph throughout the body is called the vascular or circulatory system. The blood vessels carry blood, oxygen, and other nutrients to the heart, tissues, and organs in the body. The lymph vessels carry lymphatic fluid (a clear, colorless fluid containing water and blood cells) from tissues to different parts of the body to the bloodstream. The vascular system helps control the amount of fluid in the body and protects it from infection and disease. If you are referred to a vascular surgeon/physician, it’s likely your condition needs further diagnosis and a treatment plan.
What is a Vascular Disease?
Vascular disease occurs when an abnormal condition affects the blood vessels. This can often lead to severe disability and death. More often, vascular disease affects the blood flow (circulatory system), either by blocking or weakening blood vessels, or crippling the valves that are found in veins. The blockage of blood flow damages organs and other body structures. What causes Vascular Diseases? Blood clots, Inflammation, Genetics, Trauma or injury, and Atherosclerosis. Moreover, other diseases caused by vascular dysfunction are:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Hypertension
- Atherosclerosis
- Restenosis
- Tumor Angiogenesis
- Renal Vascular disease
- Cancer Metastasis
It also includes hypertension, stroke, aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and more. Due to an aging population, an increase in obesity, and chronic conditions like Type II diabetes, vascular diseases are a growing epidemic.
What are Vascular diseases?
The dysfunction of the vascular system, therefore, causes critical pathologies including;
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
PAD, Peripheral Arterial Disease, is a serious, yet treatable disease, characterized by a narrowing or blockage of the arteries that carry oxygenated blood to extremities such as the legs. Do you experience weakness of leg muscles and pain? Are you worried about coldness in your periphery? Do you feel pain in one or both of your hips while walking? If yes, you may be suffering from peripheral arterial disease.
We are here to answer your concerns and help you get out of this calamity. Multiple symptoms of peripheral artery disease are experienced, such as leg pain, shiny skin and delayed growth of nails, etc., as many of the symptoms of PAD go undetected or mimic other conditions, it may be difficult to detect PAD until its explicit.
What are the symptoms of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)?
In some people, peripheral artery disease doesn’t cause any symptoms. However, in others, it causes claudication. It is the pain in the leg, thigh, or arms when you doing a physical activity such as walking. Pain in your legs
- Cramps in hip and thigh muscles
- Leg numbness
- Weakness of muscles
- Change in leg color due to poor blood flow
- Slowed growth of toenails
- Erectile dysfunction in men is also reported.
What causes PAD (Peripheral Arterial Diseases)
Arterial block due to atheroma or plaque (made of fats and cholesterol) damages the endothelium (inner wall of blood vessels) triggering cause PAD.
What are the Risks that Peripheral Arterial Diseases cause?
It can lead to critical limb ischemia. Sores appear on the affected limb. Wounds don’t heal and get infected. Plaques can be formed in the renal artery causing kidney damage and in coronary or cerebral arteries leading to heart attack and stroke.
Treatment
- The doctor may advise you simple treatments if your symptoms are mild such as:
- Regular exercise
- Quitting smoking
- Exercising regularly
- Control blood pressure and blood sugar in the normal limits
What can we do?
Schedule an Appointment with Dr. Simon MD (Interventional Radiologist and Vascular Specialist). Dr. Simon can perform a minimally invasive, outpatient vascular procedure with just a tiny pinhole using comfortable, minimally invasive, state-of-the-art equipment and techniques,
Our doctors are highly qualified, as we are health professionals to provide you with the best services regarding your health concerns. If you feel PAD symptoms or consider yourself to be at the risk of peripheral artery disease, book an appointment now.
End-Stage Renal Disease (Dialysis)
End-stage renal disease (ESRD), also known as end-stage kidney disease or end-stage renal failure, is a condition when your kidneys are no longer able to do their job of cleansing the blood. It is a chronic disease and proper treatment for cleaning the blood becomes mandatory to save your life.
What are the symptoms of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?
- Fatigue and muscle weakness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Bone pain
- Change in skin color
- Numbness in hands and feet
- Chest pain
- Change in the pattern of urination
- Swelling on face and eyelids
- Swelling on ankles and feet
- High blood pressure
- Headache and troubled sleep
- Muscle cramps
What causes the End-Stage Renal Disease?
- Kidney stones
- Enlarged prostate
- Glomerulonephritis
- Diabetes Mellitus
- High Blood pressure
What are the complications of ESRD?
- Anemia
- Liver failure
- Brain dysfunction
- Seizures
- Stomach and intestinal bleeding, etc.
What can we do?
Schedule an Appointment with Dr. Mir Maqbool Ahmad (International Nephrologist). Dr. Mir Ahmad is a certified Interventional Nephrologist as well as a Board-certified endovascular physician. If you have any concerns and are worried about your renal health. If you are a diabetic or hypertensive patient or suffering from any other condition that affects your kidneys, you should book an appointment for further evaluation.
Venous Disease (VD)
The damaged vein walls hinder the circulatory system, allowing blood to collect and flow in a retrograde (backward) when the muscles relax. This creates an unusually high-pressure buildup in the veins. Dysfunction in the superficial vein valves that are designed to prevent the blood from flowing backward, away from the heart. Due to the increased pressure vein compression blood clots may develop. A blood clot can possibly break off and travel to the lungs causing a pulmonary embolism (PE). Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in the deep venous system.
What are the risk factors of Venous Disease (VD)
- Pelvis/leg fractures
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Fibroid Disease
- Long term IVC filter
- Inherited clotting disorder
- Recent surgery or trauma
- Past history of venous thrombosis
- Predispositions
- Family history of blood clots
- Cancer
- Heart Failure
- Lupus and other autoimmune disorders
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type A blood group
- Family history of varicose veins
What can we do?
Book an appointment with a physician if you see symptoms developing or get your father evaluated. We have earned a reputation for being provided with health care providers Committed to many more years of excellence.
What is a Vascular Surgeon/Physician?
The vascular disease commonly occurs when there is unstable blood flow. Vascular surgeons/physicians are the specialists who are highly trained to treat diseases of the vascular system. Your blood vessels, arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood, and veins carrying blood back to the heart are the roadways of your circulatory system. Without smoothly flowing blood, your body cannot function. Conditions such as the hardening of the arteries can create “traffic jams” in your circulatory system. Vascular surgeons/physicians are experts in treating diseases of the circulatory system.
Vascular surgeons/physicians manage veins and arteries in every part of the body except the brain and the heart. The surgeons handle all blocked carotid arteries in the neck. They treat the problems of the aorta (a large main artery) after it leaves the heart and enters the abdomen. Peripheral vascular disease, which often affects the arteries in the legs and feet, also is treated by a vascular surgeon/physician. Vascular surgeons/physicians do more than surgery. They advise their patients on all the different ways to treat vascular problems, including medication or diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes.
Vascular surgeons/physicians use treatments that range from noninvasive procedures to complicated surgeries. Vascular surgeons/physicians are primarily concerned with matching the person to the best treatment option available. In many cases, surgery isn’t the best solution.
Why do we need a Vascular Surgeon/Physician?
Often, patients unexpectedly need vascular surgeons/physicians when they learn they have a vascular condition that could cause severe problems. Vascular surgeons/physicians make sure their patients know and understand all their options. Most patients don’t require surgery and those who are able to make lifestyle changes may be able to avoid it indefinitely.
When surgery is indicated, it is likely that the patient will be treated with an endovascular procedure. Since vascular diseases lead to countless conditions that can be life-threatening you need to see a vascular surgeon/physician to get treatment as soon as possible or it could lead to death. The surgeons receive extensive training in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of such conditions. Following are the two of the many reasons you need a vascular surgeon/physician;
- Arterial Disease
- Venous Disease
- Dialysis Access Care
Make an Appointment
In the long run, a person suffering from any kind of vascular disease must consult a vascular surgeon/physician. However, if you haven’t been diagnosed with vascular disease, a few lifestyle changes would lead you towards a healthy life. You can also consult, Vascular Health LLC for consultations with top-rated vascular surgeons/physicians in New Jersey. Being home to comprehensive Vascular Care in New Jersey, Vascular Health LLC offers treatment of all vascular diseases.
Vascular Health has earned a reputation for being one of the leading health care providers. Committed to many more years of excellence, our highly trained, board-certified staff and Top Vascular surgeons/physicians are here to pave the way for quality treatment and care as soon as you walk through our doors.
The team’s attention to detail and insurmountable care for their patients makes them a staple in the field of vascular medicine. The physicians use minimally invasive endovascular techniques to treat many vascular problems that could, unfortunately, shorten lifespan and even lead to death if left untreated.
