Services and Treatments
Jefferson’s Center for Vascular Diseases is your focal point for clinical services related to the diagnosis, treatment and
management of vascular diseases and thrombotic disorders. Our team of physicians, nurses and pharmacists specializes in helping
patients with these diseases and conditions.
You can benefit from our services and treatments if you:
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Have a history of blood clots and are now pregnant
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Have a history of blood clots and need to travel
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Have a history of blood clots and need a second opinion
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Have a family history of blood clots
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Are experiencing cold arms, hands, legs or feet
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Have high cholesterol that’s associated with leg or arm pain
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Need a surgical evaluation while taking Warfarin or Coumadin®
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Need a stent in your veins
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Have swollen, painful or hard veins and/or swollen, painful and warm arms or legs
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Have varicose veins
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Are currently taking Arixtra®, Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox®, Innohep® or Fragmin®
Jefferson’s Center for Vascular Diseases facilitates integrated, multidisciplinary care that may include Internal Medicine,
Vascular Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology (CVIR) and/or Neurosurgery. In addition to providing
initial consultations and ongoing advocacy for patients, the center also performs the following procedures:
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Venous ultrasound to diagnose deep vein thrombosis, often referred to as “DVT,”
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Venous ultrasound to evaluate the degree of chronic venous insufficiency, and
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Non-invasive assessment of peripheral artery disease, including peripheral arteries and carotid arteries.
Vascular Surgery
Jefferson’s
Division of Vascular Surgery provides a full range of services in treating disorders of the arteries and veins. Working with Jefferson’s neurologists,
the division’s vascular surgeons have established a highly successful cerebrovascular reconstruction program. The staff provides
all types of aortic, renal and visceral reconstructions. The specialists routinely perform lower-extremity arterial reconstructions
using the latest surgical techniques and technology. Specific studies/procedures offered in conjunction with Jefferson’s Center
for Vascular Diseases include:
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Placement of inferior vena caval filters to prevent pulmonary embolism,
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Endovascular procedures to repair stenosed arteries and veins,
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Peripheral arteriography for the diagnosis and assessment of peripheral vascular disease,
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Use of catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy to dissolve thrombi in the arterial and venous vasculatures,
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Surgical repair of varicose veins,
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Endovascular procedure for varicose veins,
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Revascularization procedure for peripheral vascular disease,
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Endovascular procedure for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm,
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Endovascular procedure for carotid artery disease,
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Wound care with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and
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Carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
Cardiology
Jefferson’s seasoned cardiologists focus on patients’ complex cardiac illnesses, while honing in on their individual problems
and needs. Along with their full use of medical and preventive therapies for cardiovascular disease, Jefferson’s cardiologists
have been among the pioneers in interventional cardiology. An active partner in the Center for Vascular Diseases, the
Division of Cardiology offers the following studies/procedures for patients with vascular diseases and thrombotic disorders:
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Peripheral arteriography for the diagnosis and the assessment of peripheral vascular disease,
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Use of catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy to dissolve thrombi in the arterial and venous vasculature,
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Endovascular procedures for the repair of stenosed peripheral arteries,
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Endovascular procedures for the repair of stenosed renal arteries, and
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Non-invasive cardiac risk assessment for patients who have cardiac disease and are undergoing vascular reconstruction procedures.
Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology (CVIR)
To help treat vascular diseases and thrombotic conditions, Jefferson’s
Division of Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology uses x-rays and a variety of imaging techniques to see inside a patient’s body – and then uses tiny tubes and instruments
to get to the problem area and fix it. Specific studies/procedures offered through Jefferson’s Center for Vascular Diseases
include:
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Peripheral arteriography for the diagnosis and assessment of peripheral vascular disease,
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Endovascular procedures to repair stenosed arteries and veins,
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Endovascular procedures to dissolve thrombus in peripheral arteries and veins,
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Placement of inferior vena caval filters to prevent pulmonary embolism,
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Pulmonary angiography for the evaluation of pulmonary emboli and endovascular techniques to treat massive pulmonary emboli,
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Endovascular techniques to occlude peripheral and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation, and
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Endovascular procedures to treat renal artery stenosis.
Neurosurgery
The
Department of Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) represents one of the busiest academic
neurosurgical programs in the country, offering comprehensive management for patients with neurological diseases affecting
the brain and spine. The Jefferson neurosurgical program emphasizes state-of-the-art treatment of brain tumors, spinal disease,
vascular brain diseases, epilepsy, pain, Parkinson’s disease and the full gamut of neurological disorders. As part of the
Center for Vascular Diseases, the department offers the following studies/procedures:
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Endovascular procedure for the repair of cerebral aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and chronic malformation,
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Endovascular procedure for carotid artery disease,
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Carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and
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Diagnostic cerebral and spinal angiography for diseases of the central nervous system and spinal cord.
