There's a simple procedure that involves injecting salt solution in order to treat spider veins and varicose veins. The procedure is called sclerotherapy and has been around since the 19 30s ...

Anesthesia mixed with fluid is injected first to make the procedure painless and, at the same time, press the blood out of the vein. Scarring is almost imperceptible, although there may be some ...

Vein ligation and stripping is a minor surgery. It is used to remove a damaged vein and prevent complications of vein damage. If several valves in a vein and the vein itself are heavily damaged, the ...

A multicenter randomized, controlled clinical trial aims to test whether a minimally invasive treatment can relieve chronic ...

The good news is that now there are more options than ever to remove them, including a new procedure called radio frequency closure that treats varicose veins by heating them, causing the tissue ...

The cardiac catheterization laboratory at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital is at the cutting-edge of care for blood clots in the ...

Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans typically cover varicose vein treatment if a doctor deems it medically necessary.

In the study, "Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Optimized Linear Ablation vs. Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone for Persistent AF: The PROMPT-AF Randomized Clinical Trial," published in JAMA, a cohort ...