Coastal Vascular Center News
Reduce The Symptoms Of Varicose Veins With Laser Therapy
Laser therapy is a revolutionary therapy that provides numerous benefits for patients, particularly for those with varicose veins. Due to being minimally invasive, lasers are popular with doctors and patients. Many find it highly effective with fewer issues and...
Complications From Peripheral Arterial Disease
If you've been experiencing pins and needles in the lower half of your body, this warning sign is a common symptom of poor circulation. Not only are these sensations uncomfortable, but they can also be scary! Unfortunately, it's easy to take our circulatory systems...
What To Know About Leg Ulcers
Wounds that will not heal on your leg are considered leg ulcers. This could have started as a cut to the tissue or an area where the skin is not getting enough nutrients or oxygen from your blood. Conditions like these make tissues die and form a wound. It’s when...
Are Varicose Veins the Sign of Something Bigger?
Are Varicose Veins the Sign of Something Bigger Varicose veins may be an early warning sign of potentially deadly blood clots, suggests a study published Tuesday in the JAMA. Enlarged and gnarled varicose veins and deep venous thrombosis, a clot that forms in the...
Treating peripheral artery disease
The human body is complicated. There are millions of nerves. A web of arteries, veins and cells. The complexity of the human body is not easy to decode and when the root cause of the problem is in a vein or artery then the problem can become more complicated. The...
Peripheral arterial disease: Do not let clogged arteries restrict your life
The vascular or circulatory system is a network of blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart. Any disease that impact this system falls under the category of Vascular Diseases. These diseases can range from veins, arteries, and vessels. Those disorders...
What is Vascular Disease?
What is Vascular Disease? We explore the answer to that question in this article. Coastal Vascular Center specializes in treating Vascular Disease. Vascular Disease can be any abnormal condition of the blood vessels. The body uses blood vessels to circulate blood...
Why Choose Coastal Vascular Center?
Why Should You Choose Coastal Vascular Center? Coastal Vascular Center is Houston’s premier center for treating peripheral arterial disease, leg artery blockages and vein reflux disease. We are an outpatient clinic but all procedures are performed in a safe...
Diagnosing PAD
Diagnosing PAD According to the American Heart Association: The most common symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the lower extremities is a painful muscle cramping in the hips, thighs or calves when walking, climbing stairs or exercising. The pain of PAD...
The Growing Field of Interventional Oncology Offers Patient Less Pain and Recovery Time
Every year more than 1.6 million Americans receive a cancer diagnosis. The five-year survival rate has grown in 30 years from 49% to 67%. This is due to earlier detection as well as improvement in treatments. One of those treatment improvements is in the field of...