For many people, varicose veins, spider veins and reticular veins are simply a cosmetic concern. For others these vein issues can cause aching pain and discomfort and, in some cases, can lead to more-serious problems. However, with the different types of vein issues out there, how are you supposed to know what’s what?[…]
October is Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month, and we want you to know the important role diagnostic medical sonographers play in the medical community, and how they support our Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at The Cardiovascular Care Group.
If anyone remembers opening a road map, well before Google Maps came along, you would see a vast sea of squiggly red and blue lines running across the paper. These lines represented various highways and interstates crisscrossing the terrain. We would run our fingers along them to figure out how to get from one point[…]
The best thing to do with an aneurysm is to avoid it. Seems like sound advice, right? Prevention is usually the best course of medical treatment. But, we know, stopping an aneurysm may not be in the cards sometimes.
It’s a common misperception that varicose veins are only a cosmetic issue, and that people want treatment only to improve the appearance of their legs. While this is sometimes the case, we know that the treatment of varicose veins is not for cosmetic purposes alone, but is quite often a medical necessity.
With approximately 250,000 patients being diagnosed with aortic aneurysms in the United States each year, it is important to understand what can be done to help combat this condition. Part of our goal at the Vein Institute of NJ at The Cardiovascular Care Group is to offer further education and understanding in[…]
