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Torrance, California is home to 10 practicing vascular surgeons who have offices in 1 county and 2 zip codes, including zip codes 90505 and 90502.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Torrance has a population of 142,384, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 vascular surgeon for every 14,238 residents.
California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.
According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.
Vascular surgery is surgery to treat disorders and diseases of the vascular system. A vascular surgeon performs surgery on patients with diseases, disorders, or inflammation of the veins and arteries. These diseases of the blood vessels can include vasculitis, aneurysms, ischemia, thrombosis, varicose veins, and immune system abnormalities.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are varicose veins, Vascular Problems, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), retinopathy, pulmonary embolism, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Venous disease, Stasis dermatitis, Mesenteric ischemia, Renal Artery Disease, Varicosities, cerebrovascular disease, Carotid Artery Disease, abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Limb ischemia, Digestive Ischemia, Extracranial cerebrovascular disease, Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Arterial and Femoral Endarterectomies, and Thrombectomies.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including vascular surgery, venous surgery, arterial surgery, and deep vein surgery.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Echocardiogram, angiography, Transcranial Doppler (TCD), Photoplethysmography (PPG), duplex scan, Doppler Ultrasound, Doppler arterial exams, Exercise testing for claudication, Duplex ultrasound scan, Noninvasive lab testing, Inferior vena cava scan, Vein mapping, and Artery mapping.
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