Vascular Medicine
Vascular medicine focuses on the care of your circulatory system outside of your heart and the conditions and diseases that affect arteries and veins. North Knoxville Medical Center offers a range of services for the prevention and treatment of vascular diseases.
North Knoxville Medical Center is also designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital and Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. This means that the facility is certified to provide timely, evidence-based care for acute stroke patients.
Vascular Conditions
Vascular specialists provide care for patients with conditions, diseases or disorders such as:
- Aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis
- Buerger's disease
- Deep vein thrombosis or blood clots (DVT)
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Pulmonary embolism
- Transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
- Cerebrovascular accident or stroke (CVA)
- Varicose veins
- Vascular malformation
Vascular Services
The vascular medicine team at North Knoxville Medical Center provides a range of care, including:
- Diagnostic technology - Heart and vascular specialists utilize imaging technology such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), or a minimally invasive coronary angiogram, to evaluate and diagnose heart and vascular disease.
- Risk factor management - Diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and unhealthful habits such as a sedentary lifestyle, smoking and improper diet can contribute to vascular disease. North Knoxville Medical Center offers educational and preventive-screening services to help promote healthful practices that contribute to heart and vascular health. A multidisciplinary team can provide a treatment program to manage risk factors to minimize the risk of developing or aggravating vascular disease.
Surgical interventions - Minimally invasive catheter-assisted techniques such as angioplasty, atherectomy and stent placement can be used to remove plaque and reopen blocked arteries. Vascular specialists use minimally invasive procedures whenever possible.- Endovascular interventions – Minimally invasive procedures to treat vascular conditions such as aneurysms and blocked or narrowed arteries in the body using X-ray guidance. Endovascular catheters and stents are used to avoid the need for large incisions associated with traditional "open" surgery. Advantages may include less pain and a shorter hospital stay.
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