Vascular Clinic: Putting life back into veins

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Putting life back into arteries and veins
Hinduja Healthcare introduces
The Vascular Clinic
11th Road, Khar (W), Mumbai - 400 052. For
Appointments 91 22 4510 8989 / 6154 8989 8 For
Enquiries For Emergency
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Vascular means blood vessels. Vascular disease
means
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PVD) deals with the
problems of arteries (blood vessels carrying
oxygenated blood) of the body excluding heart
and brain. With India labelled as the diabetic
capital of the world and with the highest number
of Cardio-Vascular diseases, the Vascular
Department has become an integral part of any
Super Speciality Hospital.
From the time when amputation was the only
option available for patients with PVD, India
has come a long way in treating these patients
and we at Hinduja, wish to take it further by
offering the best treatment, patient care and
rehabilitation. PVD is present either as pain in
legs while walking or an ulcer (wound) or in
extreme cases as gangrene. Most of the symptoms
are chronic, meaning patients having physical
features (eg pain while walking and / or non
healing ulcer) indicate the presence of the
disease for a long time commonly called as
chronic symptoms. If ignored, then
Claudication
km in in the free distance decreases with
progression of disease. Upper limb can also have
signs muscle mass.
Claudication
Mesenteri
Abnormal
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thermal ablation
of the patient and the time of presentation.
There are acute symptoms (sudden
Treatment of Varicose
Veins Varicose Veins exercise can go a
long way in preventing the disease and
post-treatment, preventing recurrence.
to prevent limb loss.
Veins carry deoxygenated blood (commonly called
as impure blood) to the heart for recirculation.
Any problem in this circuit can cause problem
which we commonly call as Venous Insufficiency.
SPIDER VEINS or Reticular veins are small
prominent veins seen in the legs, they generally
do not need
VARICOSE VEINS veins, they are called Varicose
Veins. Commonly seen who have to stand Varicose
veins are more common in women than
in malformations. Person can have
varicose veins
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AV Fistula, a LIFELINE of
medical emergency and requires hospitalisation
and treatment. It can lead the heart and lungs.
Rarely it can aect both the limbs. DVT can also
occur in upper limbs.
Vein AV Fistula Artery
There can be a congenital anomaly (since birth),
or acquired malformation (abnormal) of veins,
This is usually done when dialysis is needed in
an emergency situation when AV Fistula is not
already made. In
monitor
Heparin pump (to prevent clotting)
Air trap and air detector
usually depends on the
Air detector clamp
neck veins / central veins.
Arterial monitor
Blood removed
Clean blood returned to body
surgical excision.
for cleansing
Blood pump
infections
and other
preferred choice for Haemodialysis access.