Educational Flyers
This collection of flyers was designed with the patient in mind. The content carries a “patient seal of approval.” It can all be downloaded too!
Making informed decisions about your health care is important.
Vascular Cures’ Patient Partners helped design and review each flyer to make sure the information is focused on the patient experience. The flyers are designed to help patients better understand their condition and empower them to ask questions and share concerns with their healthcare providers.
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Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are enlarged, bulging superficial veins. They are generally larger than 3 millimeters in diameter and are usually located on the inside of the calf or thigh. Varicose veins develop due to weakness of the vein wall…
Venous Thromboembolism (Blood Clots)
The medical term for blood clots in the veins is venous thromboembolism (thrahm-bö-EM-bö-lizm), or VTE. This describes two related conditions that are serious but…