Vascular Medicine

Comprehensive Vascular Care

Wellstar provides comprehensive vascular care, including minimally invasive procedures, traditional surgery, vascular imaging and ongoing management. These highly-trained vein and artery specialists diagnose and repair blood vessels with the latest techniques and technology. Treatments we offer include minimally-invasive endovascular repair and traditional, open surgery.

Our care at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center is recognized by the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative as a Carotid Care Quality Champion.

Wellstar vascular care brings together specialists to diagnose and treat conditions affecting your arteries and veins.

Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgeons treat a wide range of vascular conditions, including aortic, carotid and peripheral artery disease. Wellstar partners with Vascular Surgery Associates (VSA) for vascular interventions and the Comprehensive Aortic Program.

Interventional Cardiology

Interventional cardiologists use minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures to treat blocked or narrowed blood vessels. Depending on your condition, they may provide peripheral vascular treatments such as angioplasty and stent placement.

Peripheral Vascular Care

Peripheral vascular care focuses on blood vessels outside the heart, especially those in the legs and arms. Treatment may include medication, minimally invasive procedures or surgery.

Your care team will determine which specialist and treatment are right for you.

Advanced Peripheral Vascular Care

Peripheral vascular conditions — such as peripheral artery disease — narrow the arteries and weaken the blood flow to the limbs. This results in pain or cramping in the legs and arms. Wellstar’s peripheral vascular care team helps people improve their symptoms and stop the disorder’s progression. Patients’ care teams can include cardiologists, radiologists and interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons. We collaborate to provide the right level of care for people with peripheral vascular diseases.  Your care plan may include lifestyle changes, medications, minimally invasive procedures or vascular surgery.  When surgery is needed, Wellstar vascular surgeons use advanced techniques to repair or bypass diseased blood vessels.

Diagnosing Peripheral Vascular Disease

 Diagnostic tests may include:

• Ankle-brachial index (ABI)
• Vascular ultrasound
• CT angiography or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
• Angiography
• Blood tests

 Learn more about cardiac diagnostics and imaging at Wellstar