Directory of Vascular Disorders Resources

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A number of diseases that can affect arteries and veins throughout the body but the most common vascular disease is atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. This condition affects virtually every artery within the body. Peripheral Vascular Disease includes all the arteries and veins in the body except those within the heart and within the brain.

Subcategories

• Aneurysm
• Angiosarcoma
• Atherosclerosis
• Behcet's Syndrome
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Degos
• Erythromelalgia
• Headaches
• Hemangioendothelioma
• Hemorrhoids
• Hereditary Angioedema
• Lymphedema
• Moyamoya
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
• Raynaud's Phenomenon
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Subdural Hematoma
• Support Groups
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Thromboangiitis Obliterans
• Thrombosis
• Varicose Veins
• Venous Ulcers
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
• Wegener's Granulomatosis

Resources in This Category

• Angioplasty

  http://jrturner.tripod.com/id19.htm
  An article and some images about this procedure.

• Arteriovenous Malformation

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/avms/avms.htm
  Information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

• Dr Caine and Partners

  http://www.surgcare.co.za/
  Well written explanations of most vascular surgery procedures and postoperative follow up protocols.

• eMedicine: Peripheral Vascular Injuries

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/828558-overview
  Text for medical professionals as well as people interested in vascular trauma.

• Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Support Group

  http://www.k-t.org/
  Offers a mission, activities, and an e-mail list.

• NHS Choices: Air Embolism

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Air-embolism/
  Provides information on this condition caused by an air bubble trapped in a blood vessel. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

• NHS Choices: Embolism

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Embolism/
  An embolism occurs when a foreign body travels through the bloodstream before becoming lodged in a blood vessel and blocking the flow of blood.

• Pacemaker Information

  http://www.internist.at/pacemakere.htm
  Austrian cardiologist Wolfgang Scheibelhofer offers information for pacemaker patients and for physicians treating such patients.

• Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication

  http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/peripheral-arterial-disease-and-claudication.html
  Patient handout on claudication from the AAFP.

• Vascular Disease Information

  http://users.rcn.com/szarnick/artery.html
  Offers information on Carotid Artery Disease, Aortic Aneurysm and Lower Extremity Ischemia. Includes diagnosis, symptoms, self care and surgical interventions for treatment. Clinic located in San Francisco, schedule your appointment from the web page.

• Vein.co.uk

  http://www.vein.co.uk/
  A UK expert on veins and venous conditions explains treatments and therapies for disorders.

• Vitamin C and Vascular Disease

  http://www.medical-library.net/sites/vitamin_c_and_vascular_disease.html
  New information about vitamins and vascular disease.

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