Arterial Disease
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Arterial Disease
In many cases, interventional radiologists can open blocked or narrowed blood vessels caused by peripheral arterial disease or other conditions. For example, in some patients, high blood pressure is caused by blockage in the artery to the kidney, a condition known as renal vascular hypertension. Interventional radiologists can often treat blocked blood vessals without surgery. In most cases, hospitalization and general anesthesia are not required. There is no surgical incision --just a small nick in the skin -- and no stitches are needed. Often, patients may return to normal activity shortly after the procedure. Few people realize the damage smoking causes throughout the body’s vascular system. Smoking damages the blood vessels and smokers are at risk for all vascular diseases including peripheral arterial disease, stroke, heart attack, abdominal aortic aneurysm and subsequent death.