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Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Vascular Problems, Blood Clots, varicose veins, angioplasty, Hypertension, Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Peripheral Arterial Disease, and Venous disease.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including angioplasty, Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters, Thrombolytic Therapy, interventions in the biliary and urinary systems, Ovarian Vein Embolization, Chemoembolization, TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt), radiofrequency ablation of tumors, Percutaneous nephrostomy, Stent Placement, percutaneous management of abscesses, and gastrostomies.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Echocardiogram, and Diagnostic angiography.