{"id":24264,"date":"2022-11-02T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=24264"},"modified":"2025-06-30T13:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:20:20","slug":"know-the-risk-factors-symptoms-of-vascular-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/know-the-risk-factors-symptoms-of-vascular-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Know the Risk Factors &amp; Symptoms of Vascular Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Know the Risk Factors &amp; Symptoms of Vascular Disease<\/h1>\t\t<time>November 2, 2022<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_bc1ab9df7207938ed8bcf00446e7e9eb\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true when it comes to vascular disease&nbsp;\u2013 conditions that affect your blood vessels or lymphatic system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many vascular conditions can be asymptomatic. A person may look or feel fine, but that doesn\u2019t mean the warning signs aren\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRisk factor modification is a mainstay of vascular disease treatment,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/madabhushi-aditi-1982866406\/\">Aditi Madabhushi, MD<\/a>, medical director of Samaritan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vascular Surgery <\/a>program. \u201cSome risk factors such as age, being male and having a family history of vascular disease are inherent \u2014 but others can be mitigated with medication or by making certain lifestyle changes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A history of smoking, an increased body mass index and extended periods of immobility are among the more common causative risk factors for vascular disease. Not surprisingly, quitting smoking, changing your diet and exercising are good ways to reduce these risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes are also precursors of the disease and these can be managed with medication if diet and lifestyle changes alone<br>are unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a number of the risk factors, talk with your primary care provider to see if you should be screened for vascular disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dizziness, sudden stomach pain, leg pain that impairs walking, and swelling of the legs can all be signs of peripheral vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis or aneurysms. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek immediate attention at an ER or urgent care clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Left untreated, vascular disease can be fatal or result in a stroke, pulmonary embolism or amputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that treatment no longer requires bypass surgery or long hospital stays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThanks to advances in technology, we are able to offer simpler, less invasive treatments to all of our patients,\u201d said Dr. Madabhushi. \u201cNinety percent of them go home the same day and the side effects are minimal, so there really is no reason to put off seeking treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/madabhushi-aditi-1982866406\/\">Aditi Madabhushi, MD<\/a>, can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-surgical-specialists\/\">Samaritan  General &amp; Vascular Surgery &#8211; Corvallis <\/a>  by calling <a class=\"phone-link\" href=\"tel:541-768-5930\">541-768-5930<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/vasculardiseases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about different types of vascular disease.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aditi-Madabhushi-showing-model-314-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Madabhushi showing vascular model to patient\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aditi-Madabhushi-showing-model-314-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aditi-Madabhushi-showing-model-314-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Aditi-Madabhushi-showing-model-314-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/circulatory-system-314-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta\" alt=\"Illustration of vascular system with colors of pink and blue\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listening to your body and mitigating risk can help prevent vascular disease\u2019s most serious complications. Know when to ask for a screening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":11763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"11-2-22","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[294,282,290],"news-types":[270],"services":[241],"specialty":[104],"class_list":["post-24264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-womens-health","news-topics-mens-health","news-topics-senior-health","news-types-feature-article","services-heart","specialty-vascular-surgery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24264"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=24264"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=24264"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=24264"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=24264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}