Treatment for veins: All the necessary information

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood from the body organs to the heart, making a treatment necessary when circulatory problems are diagnosed. If not treated properly, diseases such as phlebitis, varicose veins , spider veins apart from the cosmetic part may cause...

Venous Insufficiency – Disease

Venous insufficiency is a major problem that most often affects women. Varicose veins and spider veins are clinical manifestations of the disease. How does venous insufficiency manifest? Veins are vessels through which oxygenated blood circulates from the legs to the...

Direct arteriovenous communication or fistula

Direct arteriovenous communication or fistula is the ideal method of vascular access for patients with chronic renal failure who undergo haemodialysis. What is chronic kidney disease? Our kidneys have two functions: cleanse the body of toxic substances produced by...

Peripheral vascular disease

Peripheral vascular disease or arterial disease or peripheral ischemia of the lower limbs is a disorder in which the normal flow of blood to the tissues is blocked by material developed inside the lower limbs arteries. The arteries affected are the aorta, the iliac,...

Thrombosis

A thrombosis is defined as the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel. When a blood vessel is damaged, the body tries to stop the flow of blood. With the help of platelets a clot is formed to block the injured area and to reduce blood loss. However, there are...

Spider veins

Spider veins Spider veins are dilated capillaries in the skin that are most common in the thighs and lower legs. Their color is blue, red or violet and their diameter varies from 0.1 to 1 mm. However, there are also deeper veins with larger diameter which end up in...