VASCULAR

Vascular surgery is the surgical subspecialty that deals with problems with arteries and veins. It covers almost every part of the body as there are arteries and veins everywhere. However, vascular surgeons do not deal with arteries or veins within the brain (neurosurgery), heart (cardiothoracic surgery) or eyes (ophthalmology). Vascular specialists are surgeons specially trained in surgical, endovascular and medical management of both arterial and venous conditions... In the body the blood is pumped from the heart to every part of the body through arteries. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood to the tissues which is essential to their survival. Disruption of this vital pipeline through blockages or weakening is mainly caused by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Atherosclerosis is the process where there is damage to the arterial blood vessels over decades. The damage causes the arteries to become blocked or weak and dilate up in size. It is accelerated in some patients due to..

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