The vascular system includes vessels that carry blood throughout the body. When something goes wrong, our board-certified physicians provide a full range of vascular care.
Your doctor will refer you to a specialist for your situation, based on your family health history and potential concerns they uncover at checkups. Rely on Avera’s specialized vascular experts who work in close collaboration with other physicians. They use a wide range of interventions to treat patients for your unique situation. There is no condition too small or complex for their expertise.
Vascular Conditions We Treat
Conditions affecting your vascular system include:
- Atherosclerosis: thickening or hardening of arteries due to plaques build up
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): bulging of the aorta, the body’s largest blood vessel
- Blood clots: due to plaques rupture
- Carotid artery disease: blockage or narrowing of the main arteries supplying blood flow to the brain
- Deep vein thrombosis: blood clot of one or more deep veins
- Patient foramen ovale (PFO): hole between upper chamber of heart that stays open at birth
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD): narrowing or complete blockage of blood vessels to extremities
- Raynaud’s disease: decreased blood flow to areas of the body like fingers and toes causing them to feel numb/cold
- Renal vascular disease: affected blood flow to and out of kidneys
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm: weakening and widening of main artery
- Varicose veins: swollen, twisted veins that lie just under the skin
