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The Impact of Stress on Atherosclerosis: Strategies for Managing Stress
Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but when it becomes chronic, it can wreak havoc on your health, particularly when it comes to heart health. For individuals with heart conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, or aneurysms, managing stress is crucial for preventing further complications. One of the most concerning effects of chronic stress…
Does Your Carotid Artery Disease Need Treatment?
A stroke is often a devastating event. Strokes leave two-thirds of sufferers with functional impairment a year later. It’s also the third leading cause of death in the United States, and it’s the second most common cause of dementia. As many as 20% of strokes trace back to carotid artery disease, a condition in which…
Diagnosing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Early Can be Life-Saving
Unless you’ve been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, you’ve probably never heard of this life-threatening condition. As cardiovascular conditions go, it’s a little on the low side when it comes to overall diagnoses, clocking in at 200,000 a year. When you compare that figure with the 28.2 million diagnosed with heart disease and 350,000…
Banish Spider Veins With Sclerotherapy
Do you often opt for clothing to conceal spider veins on your legs? Or maybe you use makeup to hide facial spider veins, feeling self-conscious about their appearance? While spider veins may not pose health risks, their presence can impact your confidence. According to a study in The British Medical Journal Clinical Evidence, there are…
ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF TINSLEY SURGICAL, PA
Dear Colleagues and Friends, With great excitement, I write to announce the opening of Tinsley Surgical, PA, specializing in Vein, Vascular and General Surgery. After 25 years of dreaming about and perfecting patient centered access and care, earlier this month, I began a new chapter in my service to the vein, vascular and surgical patients…
THE GREAT DOCTOR AND A GREAT DOCTOR FROM ECUADOR
Danny Chavez, M.D. showed up in my life posing as a Spanish translator. He is 24 years wise and completed his internship and graduated a month ago at the Universidad Central del Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador. In Ecuador, young people take a test in high school to qualify for medical school and begin a six-year…
A SURGEON GETS SENT TO ECUADOR
I’m old school. I am a surgeon, board certified in vascular and general surgery, and I love what I do. Because of that, I tend to be busy and I work a lot. At any given moment, I have a lot going on and I love it that way. But last week, my usual routines…
