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What you need to know about venous insufficiency
When you become a patient with La Jolla Vein and Vascular, you will go through a screening process, and a vascular evaluation using ultrasound technology to diagnose your venous reflux disease. Chronic venous insufficiency is [...]
What you need to know about abdominal aortic aneurysm
What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? The aorta, the largest artery in your body, runs from your heart, down through your chest, and into your abdomen. The abdominal region of the aorta is [...]
What can I expect with Foam Sclerotherapy?
Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy works well for treating surface varicose veins and veins that are not visible to the naked eye. The foam medication can be seen on ultrasound, which allows us to [...]
Ways to treat varicose veins without procedures
Ways to treat varicose veins without procedures: conservative management and self-care. Conservative Management and Self-Care for Varicose Veins Conservative management and lifestyle changes can ease the symptoms of varicose veins and help reduce complications such [...]
Venous Reflux Disease
What is Venous Reflux Disease? Venous reflux disease is also known as venous stasis, venous insufficiency or venous incompetence and refers to ‘leaky valves’ in the veins of the legs. Reflux may occur in the [...]
Treatment for venous reflux disease
How is Venous Reflux Disease Treated? Step 1: Identifying the underlying problem The first step is to treat the underlying problem, venous reflux disease. The specific pattern of venous reflux disease was detected by ultrasound. [...]
