Rely on your care team to help you prevent and treat conditions that affect the blood vessels
Diseases Affecting the Arteries
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm, which is a bulge in the wall of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Thoracic aneurysms occur in the chest cavity.
- Thoracic aortic dissection, a tear in the lining of that part of the aorta that runs through the chest cavity
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm , which is a bulge in the wall of the abdominal part of aorta, the largest artery in the body
- Abdominal aortic dissection, a tear in the lining of the abdominal part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body
- Carotid artery disease , which is a narrowing of the neck’s blood vessels, a condition that can lead to stroke
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD) or peripheral vascular disease (PVD), narrowing of the arteries that lessens blood flow to the limbs
- Kidney and intestinal artery disease , which is narrowing of the arteries that supply the kidneys or intestines with blood
- Pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that occurs in the lungs
Diseases Affecting the Veins
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a clot that can stop blood flow, most often found in the leg, abdomen or sometimes the arms
- Spider veins and varicose veins
- Venous insufficiency and ulcers
- Pelvic vein disease