Vascular surgeons are also known as vascular doctors and vascular interventionists.
Vascular surgeons treat everything with the circulatory system except for the heart and brain.
The issues that vascular surgeons treat are.
- Aortic Aneurysm.
- Carotid artery disease.
- Critical limb ischemia.
- Deep vein thrombosis.
- Lymphedema.
- Peripheral arterial Disease (PAD)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome.
- Varicose Veins.
The types of vascular surgery include.
Angioplasty and Stenting.
Atherectomy.
Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula.
Arteriovenous (AV) Graft.
Open Abdominal Surgery.
Thrombectomy.
Vascular Bypass Surgery.
Open Carotid and Femoral Endarterectomy.
Vascular problems in the legs is when you have reduced blood flow in the legs which is most often caused by peripheral artery disease which is a condition that causes arteries in the legs to narrow which reduces blood flow in your legs.
It can also cause reduced blood flow in your arms as well.
Vascular problems are problems with your vascular system which is also known as the circulatory system.
The vascular problems are most often diseases of your arteries, veins and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation.
Vascular surgeons do not do open heart surgery or any heart surgery.
A vascular surgeon only works on the circulatory system of the body except for the heart and brain.
A heart surgeon does open heart surgery and heart surgery and a brain surgeon does brain surgery.
Recovery after vascular surgery takes around 2 weeks.
To help speed up and promote recovery from vascular surgery you should walk beginning the same day after vascular surgery.
Vascular surgery does not hurt as you'll be under anesthesia so you should not feel any pain during the vascular surgery procedure.
Although you might experience some slight aches and pains after the vascular surgery for a few days.
The conditions that require vascular surgery are.
Aortic aneurysm.
Aortic dissection.
Aortic ulcers.
Aortic valve disease.
Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis.
Arteriovenous fistula.
Arteriovenous malformation.
Blood clots.
Vascular Surgery is surgery that is done to fix and repair issues with the veins and arteries in every part of your body except your heart and brain.
Vascular surgeons fix blocked carotid arteries in the neck and treat issues of the aorta which is a large main artery after it leaves your heart and enters your abdomen.
The types of surgeries that vascular surgeons do are.
Aortic aneurysm repair.
Aortocaval fistula repair.
Aortoenteric fistula repair.
Arteriovenous fistula surgery.
Arteriovenous malformation surgery.
Bypass surgery.
Carotid angioplasty and stenting.
Carotid artery stenting.
The type of doctor that treats vascular problems is a vascular surgeon.
Vascular surgeons are the doctors and surgeons that are highly trained to treat the diseases associated with the vascular system.
A vascular is the vascular system in the body which is also known as the body's circulatory system which is made of the blood vessels that carry the lymph and blood through the body.
Your arteries and veins carry the blood through the body which deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues and takes away tissue waste matter.
The most common vascular disease is Peripheral artery disease and carotid artery disease.
The symptoms of vascular disease are.
Changes in the skin, including decreased skin temperature, or thin, brittle, shiny skin on the legs and feet.
Weak pulses in the legs and the feet.
Gangrene (dead tissue due to lack of blood flow)
Hair loss on the legs.
Impotence.
Wounds that won't heal over pressure points, such as heels or ankles.
Numbness, weakness, or heaviness in muscles.
Burning or aching pain at rest, commonly in the toes and at night while lying flat.
Restricted mobility.
Thickened, opaque toenails.
Varicose veins.
Vascular disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system, or system of blood vessels.
This ranges from diseases of your arteries, veins and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation.
Blood vessels are elastic-like tubes that carry blood to every part of your body.
Cardiologists do deal with vascular disease as well as help treat vascular disease.
A heart doctor is called a cardiologist which is a doctor that treats and specializes in diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system which are mainly the heart and blood vessels.
A heart surgeon or cardiac surgeon is the type of surgeon that does heart surgery such as open heart surgery.
The reason they leave the chest open after open heart surgery is for low cardiac output.
This is also known as delayed sternal closure after cardiac operations.
Delayed sternal closure (DSC) is defined as delaying the sternal closure either as a principal method or after failure of one or several trials of closure at the end of the operation.
The long term effects after having open heart surgery are blood clots, kidney problems, trouble thinking clearly and memory loss.
Not everyone will experience these issues after open heart surgery but they are some long term effects that can occur to some people after open heart surgery.
Bleeding at the site of surgery or from the incision is the most common complication after having open heart surgery.
The most common complication after open heart surgery is bleeding which usually occurs from the incision or surgery site.
During the open heart surgery and recovery in the hospital you'll be monitored closely and your progress will be tracked.
The ribs are not broken for open heart surgery but the ribs are cut and then moved around and out of the way to gain access to the heart to perform the open heart surgery.
During open heart surgery your heart is worked on inside of your body and not removed.
During open heart surgery you'll be connected to a heart and lung bypass machine or a bypass pump during the open heart surgery.
Your heart is stopped during open heart surgery and while connected to this machine.
The surgeon will open your heart and work on it and then seal it back up and then restart the heart.
The machine you're connected too keeps you alive as it does the work of your heart and lungs while your heart is stopped for the open heart surgery.
Open heart surgery is pretty safe and rarely causes death although it's still a serious surgery.
Open heart surgery is a major operation that requires close monitoring and immediate post-operative support.
It is normal for a person to remain in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a couple of days after the procedure to receive further care.
Healing time after open heart surgery will take at least two to three months.