The term "vascular" refers to the body's blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. They are all connected to a muscular pump called the heart and together this system keeps a continuous and controlled movement of blood that...
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What is a Vascular Surgeon and When Do I Need One?
A vascular surgeon is someone who treats disease processes within the arteries and veins, those critical routes of the circulatory system. Vascular surgeons do not treat the heart or brain as those are specialty areas of cardiologists and...
Read MoreAir Travel and Blood Clots: What You Should Know
As Vascular Surgeons, we are frequently asked about the risk of air travel and the development of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots. Despite the abundance of warnings in airline brochures and “common knowledge” in the lay press, the...
Read MoreReticular Veins: A Common Condition That Can Be Treated
We’ve all heard of varicose veins. We’ve all heard of spider veins. But, when we tell a patient here at the Vein Institute of NJ that the unsightly blue line on their leg or thigh is a reticular vein, we get more than a few quizzical looks.
Read MoreCosmetic and Medical Symptoms of Spider Veins
Spider veins is a condition that often brings patients to the Vein Institute of NJ. This vein condition gets its name from the characteristic web-like structure of dilated venules that give the skin a flushed appearance.
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