Vascular Associates Perform
Vein Blood Clot Clearance Procedure
Baton Rouge, LA - Vascular Associates surgeons recently
became the first in the region to remove a venous blood
clot (DVT) causing swelling and pain in the leg of
a 37-year-old man using a recently approved drug infusion
catheter designed for the treatment of DVT (TRELLIS-8)
that enables targeted delivery of clot-dissolving drugs.
Approximately 400,000 - 600,000 new DVT cases are
diagnosed each year in the United States. The majority
of patients diagnosed with DVT are treated with anticoagulation
therapy alone. While this therapy reduces the risk
of fatal pulmonary embolism and further blood clot
formation, the underlying blood clot may remain and
cause permanent vein damage and postthrombotic syndrome.
“Early removal of venous blood clots along with
anticoagulation improves patient outcomes including
the reduction of postthrombotic syndrome – a
condition that can cause skin changes, swelling, pain
and disability in a significant number of people whose
clot remains in the leg long term”, says Dr.
Andrew J. Olinde of Vascular Associates.
“We are happy to provide this new therapy to
the people of the region.”
About Vascular Associates, PMC
Vascular Associates in the largest single specialty
vascular and endovascular surgical practice in Louisiana
with headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA. Its subsidiaries
include Vascular Associates’ Laboratory (VAL)
and Total Vein Care of Louisiana TM (TVC). VAL
serves as the largest vascular laboratory in the state
and serves the entire Gulf Coast region performing
more than 12,000 non-invasive studies yearly. TVC
is the leading freestanding gulf coast clinic dedicated
to the complete medical, surgical and cosmetic care
of problematic veins performing more minimally invasive,
endoluminal vein ablations than any center in the Southeastern
United States.
www.brvsa.com
Press Contact:
Patricia Marques
Director of Marketing
Vascular Associates
3595 Picardy suite 320
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-706-0210
Email: patmarques@brvsa.com
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