Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons
Hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a sedentary lifestyle can damage veins and arteries. Blood vessel problems can lead to stroke or a heart attack. Vascular and endovascular surgeons specialize in surgically repairing diseased blood vessels.
Surgeons have done vascular surgery to repair blood vessels for years. New alternatives to traditional surgery -- endovascular surgery – provide the same benefits and are less invasive. Other new therapies include intravascular balloons, stents, wires and coils can be used to treat a variety of vascular conditions, including:
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Leg bypasses, which can be used to treat:
- Aneurysm (dilation of the artery)
- Stenosis (narrowing of the artery)
- Aneurysm (dilation of the artery)
PAMF vascular and endovascular surgeons include:
