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VESSEL: VDF's Annual Meeting for Professionals - Awards and Sponsors

Stories of Inspiration : Rita

Stories of Inspiration : Traci

How Blood Clots Form

VESSEL: VDF's Annual Meeting for Professionals - Awards and Sponsors

Thank you to our meeting sponsors and exhibitors for making VESSEL, VDF’s Annual Meeting for Professionals a success! Join us in congratulating 2012 award winners Dr. Alan Hirsch, Dr. Timothy Murphy, and Dr. Thomas Wakefield. ...

Rita said, “my experience with PAD made me depressed and angry.” Rita was a heavy smoker, but quit 17 years before she was diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD), which was about seven years ago. Other ...

Traci said, “if I could offer just one thing to help other women, especially those who have Factor V Leiden (an inherited clotting disorder) like me, I’d want them to know what DVT looks and ...

This short 4 minute video describes how blood clots form in the body. Deep vein thrombosis or DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the legs or pelvis. Learn how these clots ...

VASCULAR DISEASE is a serious disease of the arteries and veins that blocks circulation anywhere in the body. Vascular disease is serious and can lead to disability, amputation, organ damage and even death.

The Vascular Disease Foundation empowers people with knowledge about vascular disease and provides support that can save lives and maintain quality of life. Vascular disease can affect people of all ages and all walks of life; learn more about the different types of vascular disease, who is at risk and what you can do. Read more about vascular disease.

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A pulmonary embolism is one of the most common causes of death in hospitalized people who must remain in bed for a long time.
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TYPES of VASCULAR DISEASE

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are caused by progressive weakening of the aortic wall that causes a “ballooning” of the vessel.
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Aortic Dissection
- Aortic dissection is caused when the inner layer of the aortic wall tears and then peels or separates away from the next layer of the aorta.
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Buerger’s Disease
- Buerger’s Disease is a rare disorder characterized by inflammation of the small and medium arteries and veins, which may cause rest pain and non-healing sores or ulcers.
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Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Artery Disease is defined by the narrowing or blockage of this artery due to plaque build-up.
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Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
- Critical Limb Ischemia or CLI is a severe obstruction of the arteries which seriously decreases blood flow to the extremities (hands, feet and legs) and has progressed to the point of severe pain and even skin ulcers or sores.
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Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
- “Vascular anomalies” is an all-inclusive term for vascular malformations, vascular tumors, and other congenital vascular defects. The more commonly used term, Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI), implies abnormally formed blood vessels that one is born with.
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Congenital Vascular Malformation (CVM)
- “Vascular anomalies” is an all-inclusive term for vascular malformations, vascular tumors, and other congenital vascular defects. The more commonly used term, Congenital Vascular Malformation (CVM), implies abnormally formed blood vessels that one is born with.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis, commonly referred to as “DVT”, occurs when a blood clot, or thrombus, develops in the large veins of the legs or pelvic area.
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Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia, commonly called FMD, is a disease that causes one or more arteries in the body to have abnormal cell development. As a result, areas of narrowing (stenosis) may occur, along with aneurysm or tears (dissections) of the arteries.
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Lymphedema
- Lymphedema is a common cause of leg or arm swelling due to the collection of too much lymph fluid.
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Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Mesenteric Artery Disease is the hardening of the arteries in the blood vessels that supply the body’s intestines.
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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- PAD is also known as atherosclerosis, poor circulation, or hardening of the arteries.
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Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that lodges in the lung arteries. The blood clot forms in the leg, pelvic, or arm veins, then breaks off from the vein wall and travels through the heart into the lung arteries.
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Portal Hypertension
- Portal hypertension is high blood pressure of the portal vein. The portal vein, a major vein in the abdomen, collects nutrient- rich blood from the intestines and delivers it to the liver to nourish it, where it is purified for our body to use.
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Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
- The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a complication from having had a blood clot known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
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Raynaud’s Disease
- Raynaud’s phenomenon is a medical condition in which the arteries in the fingers and toes become suddenly narrowed in response to cold exposure, causing the digits to turn sequentially white, blue, or red.
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Renovascular Hypertension (RAS)
- Renovascular hypertension is high blood pressure related to narrowing, or partial blockage of the blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney.
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Stroke
- A stroke, or “brain attack”, occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted by a blood clot or when a blood vessel bursts.
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Aneurysms of the aorta can occur in the chest or abdomen, or both at the same time. The aorta is the main blood vessel carrying arterial blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
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Thrombophilia
- Thrombophilias can be defined as a group of inherited or acquired disorders that increase a person’s risk of developing thrombosis (abnormal “blood clotting”) in the veins or arteries.
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Varicose Veins
- Varicose veins are enlarged, bulging superficial veins that can be felt beneath the skin.
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Vasculitis
- Vasculitis is an inflammation of the wall of a blood vessel, a tube that carries blood.
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VESSEL: VDF's Annual Meeting for Professionals - Awards and Sponsors

Stories of Inspiration : Rita

Stories of Inspiration : Traci

How Blood Clots Form

VESSEL: VDF's Annual Meeting for Professionals - Awards and Sponsors

Stories of Inspiration : Rita

Stories of Inspiration : Traci

How Blood Clots Form

DID YOU KNOW?

TYPES of VASCULAR DISEASE

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

Aortic Dissection

Buerger’s Disease

Carotid Artery Disease

Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)

Congenital Vascular Malformation (CVM)

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Fibromuscular Dysplasia

Lymphedema

Mesenteric Artery Disease

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Pulmonary Embolism

Portal Hypertension

Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)

Raynaud’s Disease

Renovascular Hypertension (RAS)

Stroke

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Thrombophilia

Varicose Veins

Vasculitis