A leg bypass surgery may be necessary if fatty deposits have clogged a blood vessel, impeding blood flow through the leg. During this surgery, doctors will create a new pathway for blood to travel. If ...

End stage peripheral vascular disease (PVD) presents a higher risk of serious complications, such as gangrene or a heart attack. Treatment with surgery is usually necessary, and severe cases may ...

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the legs and feet become narrowed, or occluded, by an accumulation of a fatty substance called plaque, which ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition where plaque builds up in the arteries leading away from the heart, mainly in the arteries leading to extremities. This narrows the arteries and impairs ...

The Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine stands at the forefront of innovation and excellence in worldwide vascular research. Our division is renowned ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — September is National Vascular Disease Awareness Month, a good time to learn about the health of our veins and arteries. In the U.S., more than 8 million people over the ...

Dr. Jorge Rey is a vascular surgeon at the University of Miami Health System. When David Raska had cramps in his leg that wouldn’t go away, his wife Nanette knew there was something wrong. “He came ...

For decades, treatment of peripheral artery disease has focused almost exclusively on restoring blood flow. Now, new research ...

Franklin Surgery Center in New Jersey, a Surgical Center Affiliates facility, was a successful surgery center when the leadership team decided a cardiovascular program could add value, according to an ...

presented by Dr. Allemang at the at the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, February 2013 Allemang MT, Schmotzer B, Wong VL, Lakin RO, Woodside KJ, Schulak JA Wang J, Kashyap VS, ...

Why apply to Integrated 0+5 Vascular Surgery residency instead of the traditional 5+2 general surgery track? The obvious benefit is two years of your life. The not so obvious benefit is the five-year ...