The Vascular Institute provides non-invasive, minimally invasive, and invasive diagnostic and therapeutic management of peripheral vascular disease, including:
- Non-invasive ultrasound
- Angiography
- CT Scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty
- Bypass graft surgery
- Therapeutic embolization
- Surgical endarterectomy
- Lifestyle changes
- Percutaneous and surgical embolectomy/thrombectomy
- Percutaneous vascular stents
- Wound Center
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment
- Specialized lipid management clinic
- Medicine treatments
- Catheter directed thrombolytic therapy
Lifestyle changes maybe the first plan of treatment for some vascular disease patients. These changes may include weight control, a low-fat diet, a plan to stop smoking and a regular exercise routine.
Medicine treatments may also be part of the treatment plan and may include:
- Antiplatelet agents such as aspirin to slow the progression of the disease and prevent the formation of blood clots
- Anticoagulants (anti-clotting medicines) to thin the blood and prevent blood clot formation
- Medicines to lower blood pressure
- Medicines to lower cholesterol levels
Catheter procedures are performed to reduce the blockages in arteries and veins in most any part of the body including legs, kidneys or carotid arteries. A flexible, hollow tube is threaded through a blood vessel and then inflates a balloon or places a mechanical device called a stent to open a narrowed vessel.
Vascular surgery is performed to remove plaque from an artery or to bypass the blockage with a healthy vessel or synthetic graft.