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2. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   The primary treatment for atherosclerosis is making lifestyle changes to help prevent the further build-up of plaque in your blood vessels. You may also need to take medications or receive a ...

3. Post-thrombotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Treatment options for PTS include proper leg elevation, compression therapy with elastic stockings, or electrostimulation devices, pharmacotherapy (pentoxifylline), herbal remedies (such as horse chestnut, rutosides), and wound care for leg ulcers. [1] [21] The benefits of compression bandages is unclear. They may be useful to treat edemas. [7]

4. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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   The treatments to prevent the formation of blood clots is balanced against the risk of bleeding. [5] One of the goals of blood clot prevention is to limit venous stasis as this is a significant risk factor for forming blood clots in the deep veins of the legs. [6] Venous stasis can occur during the long periods of not moving.

5. This blood condition is the result of weak blood flow. How it ...

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   The goals of CVI treatment are to improve the blood flow through the leg veins, minimize symptoms and to prevent/alleviate complications such as leg ulcers. Treatment for CVI should be ...

6. May–Thurner syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Because of its similarities to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), May–Thurner syndrome is rarely diagnosed amongst the general population. In this condition, the right iliac artery sequesters and compresses the left common iliac vein against the lumbar section of the spine, [5] resulting in swelling of the legs and ankles, pain, tingling, and/or numbness in the legs and feet. [6]

7. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Thrombolysis is the injection of an enzyme into the veins to dissolve blood clots, and while this treatment has been proven effective against the life-threatening emergency clots of stroke and heart attacks, randomized controlled trials [139] [140] [141] have not established a net benefit in those with acute proximal DVT.