Spider Veins are Often the Easiest Veins to Treat While spider veins may mean that you don’t like the look of your legs, they’re usually very straightforward to treat. In fact, they’re often less invasive to treat than varicose veins. Spider veins generally appear when the valve inside the vein isn’t working right. This puts […]
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Why Compression Stockings are Used with Varicose Veins Compression stockings are used with patients who have varicose veins because they can reduce the symptoms caused by the veins themselves. This can be helpful in the short and long term. While it’s possible to purchase compression stockings on your own, it’s much better to get them
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Deep vein thrombosis, more commonly called DVT, is a condition that can cause death by pulmonary embolism. DVT has affected the lives of many people over the years, including a long list of well-known celebrities. Many have suffered from DVT, and some have even died. For anyone that suffers from varicose veins or DVT, it’s
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Although it rarely receives much attention, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rather serious condition that can strike anyone at anytime. DVT can arise due to injury, after surgery or illness, or simply after a lengthy period of inactivity; Worse yet, if left untreated, DVT can become life-threatening. Thankfully, awareness can go a long way
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We all know that symptoms from an infection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) can starts with a fever and cough. In some patients, hospitalization is required. We are now learning that there is a significant issue with blood clotting in patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19. Blood clots, jelly-like clumps of cells and proteins, are the
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Varicose veins are a common condition that occurs in both men and women. Though there is a misconception that they’re just an unsightly cosmetic concern, the presence of varicose veins can be dangerous. Why Varicose Veins Are Bad In addition to making a person self-conscious because of how noticeable they are, varicose veins can also
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Pelvic vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot occurs that obstructs the blood flow in one of your pelvic veins. Blood clots in the pelvic veins can be very serious because they not only have the potential to cause localized problems, they may also break loose and travel to the lungs. Pelvic vein thrombosis
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At Inovia Vein Specialty Centers, we understand many of you are worried about how to treat the serious vein disease known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Many local emergency rooms may be flooded with dozens, if not hundreds, of patients that are suffering from COVID-19. For the next 2 or so months, hundreds of thousands
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Many still need treatment for medical conditions unrelated to the virus. With the economy starting to open up again, you don’t want to wait in a room full of others and risk exposure to a highly contagious virus. Inovia Vein Center in Portland, OR understands, and we’re doing what’s needed to keep you safe as
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious medical problem in which a blood clot develops or even blocks a blood vessel deep within the tissue. Specifically, VTEs develop in veins, which are the blood vessels that carry blood from the far reaches of your body back to your heart. You are most likely to develop these
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