Vascular therapies are ideally performed by interventional radiologists because of their ability to navigate the bloodstream from outside the body. Our doctors can treat blockages and clots within the arteries and veins using miniature instruments and guided by imaging, such as fluoroscopy.
To treat peripheral artery disease (PAD), we offer several minimally invasive treatments that do not require open surgery. These include angioplasty (with or without stents) and atherectomy. With angioplasty, a tiny balloon is advanced to the site of the narrowed or blocked blood vessel and inflated. This opens the blood vessel and allows blood to flow. In some cases, a metal scaffold (called a stent) is inserted and opened to keep the vessel from closing again. Atherectomy is an alternative to angioplasty. Using a special device, our doctors remove plaque from the blood vessel wall with a catheter and a sharp blade or burring device that also carries the plaque out of the body. Click here to take our quiz to see if you qualify for PAD treatment »
To treat DVT, a procedure called catheter-directed thrombolysis is often used. A DVT blockage is caused by a blood clot within a deep vein in the leg. A special drug known as a “clot buster” is used to dissolve the clot and restore blood flow. May-Thurner Syndrome may be treated using the same minimally invasive technique, or with angioplasty and stenting similar to that used to treat PAD. These may be viable options to bypass surgery for this condition.
