Vascular Care & Treatment
While your heart pumps blood, your vascular system – the network of blood vessels throughout your body – must be healthy to keep your blood circulating efficiently. Many vascular diseases and conditions can impact that circulation, having a negative effect on your health.
The vascular surgeons at UNC Health Pardee treat problems specifically related to blood vessels within the body. Our experienced vascular specialists and surgeons offer advanced treatment for life-threatening conditions including blood clots, deep vein thrombosis, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. We also provide relief from common vein conditions, including varicose veins and spider veins.
Our vascular care team is dedicated to your vascular health, from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care. This comprehensive approach means you have complete vascular care near where you live in Henderson, Buncombe, Polk, Transylvania, and Rutherford counties.
Diagnosing Vascular Diseases and Conditions
We use the latest technology to diagnose diseases and conditions of the vascular system. Using the following non-invasive tests, our vascular specialists determine the best treatment for problems with veins, arteries and blood flow:
- Angiogram, or arteriogram
- Echocardiogram, or ECHO
- MRI and MRA
- CT scan
- Carotid ultrasound
- Venous ultrasound
- Abdominal doppler study
- Arterial blood flow testing
Conditions We Treat
Vascular Surgery at Pardee diagnoses and treats the whole spectrum of vascular conditions. These conditions can be life-threatening and require immediate care or they can be chronic, or ongoing, and progressive, growing more severe over time. The following are common conditions we treat regularly, and our experience means better outcomes for you:
- Aortic aneurysm
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid artery disease
- Cerebral vascular disease (CVD)
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVTs)
- Lower extremity arterial disease
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Varicose veins
- Venous stasis disease
- Venous reflux disease
