Vascular & Vein Care

Trust the skilled vascular specialists at Cone Health to help you keep your veins and arteries clear and healthy. Whether you’re seeking preventive care or care for an existing condition, you’ll find physicians with years of experience treating and managing a wide range of vascular conditions.

Vascular Conditions We Treat

Find surgical and non-surgical treatment of a wide range of conditions that affect your blood vessels, including:

• Aneurysms – Weak, overstretched areas of an artery
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Atherosclerosis – Buildup of plaque in the arteries; often called “hardening of the arteries”
• Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) or venous reflux – Blood collects in the leg veins due to ineffective leg veins
• Deep vein thrombosis – Blood clot in the leg veins
• Mesenteric artery ischemia – Narrowing or blockage in the arteries that supply blood to the intestines
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or peripheral vascular disease (PVD) – Narrowed or blocked arteries due to a buildup of plaque
• Renal artery stenosis – Narrowing or blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the kidney
• Spider veins – A group of enlarged veins near the surface of the skin
• Stasis dermatitis – Change in the skin caused by blood pooling in the leg veins
• Varicose veins – Twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin
• Venous disease - Veins have difficulty returning blood to the heart, often due to weakened or damaged vein walls or valves.

• Aneurysms – Weak, overstretched areas of an artery, typically the aorta
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or peripheral vascular disease  (PVD) – Narrowed or blocked arteries in the legs due to a buildup of plaque
• Mesenteric artery ischemia – Narrowing or blockage in the arteries that supply blood to the intestines
• Deep vein thrombosis – Blood clot in the leg veins
• Venous diseases, like chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) or venous reflux – Blood in the leg veins due to ineffective leg veins
  • Spider veins – A group of enlarged veins near the surface of the skin
  • Stasis dermatitis – Change in the skin caused by blood pooling in the leg veins
  • Varicose veins – Twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin

Services & Treatments We Offer

Count on the skilled and experienced surgeons at Cone Health to diagnose your vascular or vein condition, explain your treatment options, and provide care that results in the best possible outcome.

Diagnostic Services

Get an accurate diagnosis so you can get the best care for your specific vascular condition. Your physician may ask you to take advantage of one of the following in-office tests:

• Ankle brachial index – Evaluates your circulation by measuring the blood pressure in your ankle and your arm
• Doppler ultrasound – Shows how blood flows through your veins and arteries
• Duplex ultrasound – Reveals the structure of your blood vessels and shows how blood flows through your arteries and veins
• Exercise testing – Assesses your circulation by monitoring your blood pressure while you exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle

Treatments for Artery Conditions

Rely on Cone Health specialists for a variety of vascular procedures, including:

• Aneurysm surgery - Can be minimally invasive with sealing stents, or open abdominal surgery in which we replace the aneurysm with a new plastic tube
• Angriogram and ballooning or stenting– Minimally invasive procedure to restore blood flow through an artery narrowed by plaque
• Bypass – Plugging in a new artery above and below the blockage for patients with blocked arteries that can’t be opened with ballooning or stents
• Carotid artery surgery – Treats plaque in the arteries flowing to the brain to reduce stroke risk
• Hemodialysis access – Creates an easy-to-use entryway to your bloodstream for dialysis or other procedures

Treatments for Vein Conditions

Trust Cone Health surgeons to improve the function and appearance of your veins with procedures such as:

• Laser vein ablation – Improves circulation by sealing off varicose veins using heat from a laser
• Radiofrequency ablation closure (RF closure) – Improves circulation by sealing off varicose veins using radio waves
• Sclerotherapy – Injects a solution into a spider vein, causing it to collapse and fade

Minimally Invasive Endovascular Procedures

Whenever possible, our vascular surgeons use minimally invasive techniques instead of open surgery. During an endovascular procedure, your surgeon treats your circulatory condition using a long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter and special surgical tools.

Because the procedure uses smaller incisions, you’ll benefit from:

• Less pain and scarring
• Lower risk of complications
• A quicker recovery

Cone Health vascular surgeons commonly use endovascular procedures to repair aneurysms, open blocked or narrowed arteries and treat varicose veins.

Specialized Deep Vein Thrombosis Care (DVT)

The Deep Vein Thrombosis Clinic at Cone Health provides patients with a specialized team for seamless DVT care from diagnosis to treatment, to ongoing care and monitoring. 

We’re Here for You 24/7

No matter which surgical practice is providing your vascular care, a physician is always available for urgent medical needs. Ask your physician’s practice for its after-hours number.