Coastal Vascular Center News
Coastal Vascular Provides Leading Interventional Radiology Care
Coastal Vascular specializes in Vascular and Interventional Radiology one of the most rapidly expanding areas of medicine that has led the current movement toward minimally invasive therapy. Our patients range from infants to the elderly and include procedures...
Immediate Relief from Venous Reflux Disease with Vein Ablation Treatment
Venous reflux disease, also known as venous insufficiency, is a medical condition affecting the circulation of blood in the lower extremities. This causes leg pain, varicose veins and swollen discolored legs. The good news is that vein ablation treatment takes less...
Diagnosing Peripheral Artery Disease
Having the correct diagnosis is always critical for the proper treatment of any disease. However, with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) it is even more important. People who have PAD symptoms are at higher risk for coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and...
Dialysis Access Management Important In Keeping Access Sites Viable Long-Term
As the incidence of hemodialysis increases worldwide and with renal/kidney failure patients living longer. Adequate dialysis access management has become imperative. This helps in keeping access sites viable for long-term dialysis treatments. Hemodialysis is a...
Sclerotherapy and Lasers are a Quick and Easy Treatment for Unsightly Spider Veins
Millions of men and women live with embarrassing appearance of spider veins. Now, with the minimally-invasive technique called sclerotherapy, they don’t have to. Spider veins (not to be confused with varicose veins) are dilated or stretched blood vessels. This...
Radiofrequency (RF) Technology Helps Millions Who Suffer With Severe Varicose Veins
The more than 40 million people in the United States that suffer from varicose veins are finding relief will a minimally invasive treatment called radiofrequency (RF) technology that seals the affected veins with low-temperate radiofrequency energy. Radiofrequency...
Angioplasty and Stent Placement Helps Open Up Block Arteries and Prevents Loss of Limbs
For the millions of Americans that suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD) with claudication (leg pain) especially when walking, angioplasty in combination with a stent may be recommended to increase blood flow to the legs, thereby decreasing the possibility of...
Diabetes and PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease): What You Need to Know
Diabetes is a life-changing disease that can threaten your health in many ways, besides what it does to your blood-sugar regulation. You may already know that it can affect your vision and even lead to kidney damage or liver disease. But you may not know that...
Vein-Related Treatments and the Truth about Pain
A lot of people think that varicose veins and spider veins are nothing more than a cosmetic issue. Varicose veins can look like blue or purple ropes under your skin. Spider veins are red or bluish-purple and spread out over your legs like webs. These veins might...
Dialysis Access Management Treatment: Is It Right for You?
Dialysis is an important treatment for those with renal failure. The treatment runs blood through a machine to filter out waste and then returns it to the body. It is an intensive process that requires a tube inserted through a catheter in the vein or through an...
