Vascular Clinic: Putting life back into veins
                     Puttin
g  life back  
into 
arteries  
and veins
Hinduja Healthcare 
introduces
The 
Vascular  
Clinic
11th Road, Khar (W), Mumbai -  400 052.
For Appointments: +91 22 4510 8989 / 6154 8989 ∞ For 
Enquiries:  For Emergency:
Vascular means blood 
vessels.  Vascular disease 
means
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PVD) deals with the 
problems of  arteries (blood vessels carrying From the time when amputation was the only option available for 
oxygenated blood) of the body  excluding heart and patients with  PVD, India has come a long way in treating these 
brain. With India labelled as the diabetic  capital of patients and we at Hinduja,  wish to take it further by offering the 
the world and with the highest number of  Cardio- best treatment, patient care and  rehabilitation.
Vascular diseases, the Vascular Department has  
become an integral part of any Super Speciality PVD is present either as pain in legs while walking or an ulcer 
Hospital. (wound) or in  extreme cases as gangrene.
Most of the symptoms are chronic, meaning patients having physical 
features  (eg: pain while walking and / or non healing ulcer) indicate the 
presence of the  disease for a long time; commonly called as chronic 
symptoms. If ignored, then
Claudication
: km in 
in the
free distance decreases with progression of 
disease. Upper limb can also have signs  
muscle mass.
Claudicati
on
Mesenter Abnorm
i al
thermal 
of the patient and the time of presentation. There are acute 
symptoms (sudden
to prevent limb ablation
loss.
Veins carry deoxygenated blood (commonly called as impure blood) to the heart 
for  recirculation. Any problem in this circuit can cause problem which we 
commonly call  as “Venous Insufficiency”.
SPIDER VEINS or Reticular veins are small 
prominent  veins seen in the legs, they 
generally do not need
Treatment of Varicose Veins:
VARICOSE VEINS
veins, they are called Varicose Veins. 
Commonly seen
who have to stand
Varicose veins are more common in women 
than in
Varicose Veins
exercise can go a long way in preventing the disease and post-
treatment,  preventing recurrence.
malformations.   Person   can  have   varicose 
veins
AV Fistula, a ‘LIFELINE’ 
of
medical emergency and
requires  hospitalisation and 
treatment. It can lead
the heart and lungs.
Rarely it can aect both the 
limbs.  DVT can also occur in 
upper limbs.
Vein
AV Fistula
Artery
There can be a 
congenital  anomaly 
(since birth), or  
monito
acquired This is usually done when 
malformation  Heparin 
r
 dialysis is needed in an  
pump
(abnormal) of veins, (to prevent emergency situation 
clotting) Air trap and 
 air when AV  Fistula is not 
usually depends on Ai detector
r  already made. Inthe detecto
r  
Arterial clampBlood removed neck veins / central veins.Clean blood 
surgical for cleansingmonito  returned to 
excision.  bodyBlood r
pump infection and
s other
preferred choice
for  Haemodialysis access.