One of the more dramatic incidents that can happen to our patients is an episode of spontaneous high pressure bleeding from a leg vein. Elevated pressure in leg veins is secondary to a vein blockage or more commonly due to…
Crazy idea? Perhaps not. Nearly 80% of the cost of US health care is based on the treatment of eight chronic disease conditions: Obesity, diabetes, cancer, lung disease secondary to tobacco use, mental health, high blood pressure, heart disease, alcohol/drug…
YES. It absolutely does. While there are billions of dollars spent each year around the world to discover better treatments and possible cures for various cancers, physicians like myself have known for a decade that there is scientific evidence that…
Swelling in only one leg has been a frequent patient presentation in our clinic and is a problem that usually requires a multi-step evaluation before making a diagnosis. Some of our patients have already had an ultrasound elsewhere that showed…
For over 100 years, aspirin has been known to reduce blood clotting. I write about aspirin because I continue to encounter a number of patients who take a daily aspirin without a legitimate medical reason for doing so. Likewise, there…
The short answer is YES, but very little. Cholesterol lowering drugs, often called “statins” are intended to lower an important component of your total blood cholesterol, the LDL or “low density lipoproteins”. An LDL below 100 is felt to be…
Treatment of a “deep vein thrombosis” which is a blood clot in the vein of the leg, arm or lungs has historically involved treatment for three months with a blood thinner. Since recurrence of these types of clots is highest…
Unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a fairly common patient presentation and can account for as much as 40% of all VTE cases. This includes all DVTs or pulmonary embolisms that occur without a clear provocation, such as major surgery, trauma,…
This is the time of the year when we seem to be most aware of other people’s legs. Here in Florida, men and women wear shorts most of the year, but elsewhere, summertime is when we see so many pairs…
In a medical practice specializing in blood circulation disorders of the arms and legs, nearly every day we evaluate people who are having pain in one or both legs. And, one key to helping people who have leg pain is…
