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Understanding and Preventing Vascular Disease
“Vascular disease refers to various conditions affecting the veins or arteries that carry blood throughout the body,” says Dr. Patrick Kelly with Sanford Clinic Vascular Associates. “Vascular diseases include abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease which causes stroke, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and varicose veins. Together, these diseases alone affect more than 100 million Americans.”
3Oct2008 | Patrick Kelly | 0 comments | ContinuedRecognizing and Preventing a Stroke
There are some things in life that you can just count on. Tomorrow, the sun will rise and you will start your day in much the same way that you always have. You will eat breakfast, read the paper, go to work or do some yard work. You can count on being able to the things you love. But if you are one of the 500,000 Americans who will suffer a stroke this year, your entire life could change and doing the basic everyday activities could become very difficult.
9Jun2008 | Sanford Health | 0 comments | Continued