Other Vascular Related Conditions and Treatments
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is mainly used as a treatment for excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) but can also help treat extreme facial flushing.
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) describes a group of conditions that occur when one or more of the nerves or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet get compressed.
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Lymphoedema is swelling due to a build-up of lymph in the limbs if the fluid is not draining out properly. To start with, the swelling is often noticeable at the end of the day and goes down at night. However, unless the swelling is treated properly, the fluid becomes fixed in the leg permanently.
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An angiogram is used to have a closer look at the blood supply to your kidneys. It is an X-ray of the arteries and is performed by puncturing the artery under local anaesthetic and injecting contrast (dye) to outline the blood vessels.
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People who have diabetes are more at risk of getting vascular disease because their blood sugar levels have spent prolonged periods of time being poorly controlled and higher than normal. This affects the lining of the body’s arterial walls, making the inside of the blood vessels more likely to fur up, causing them to narrow (atherosclerosis).
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