Peripheral Vascular Disease Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-Video: Vascular Disease - Carotid, Subclavian, Mesenteric, and Renal

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Video Summary

In this video, Christy Willocks from Ballard Health in Kingsport, Tennessee discusses peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and focuses on carotid, subclavian, mesenteric, and renal disease. The video begins by highlighting the high prevalence of strokes in the US and the need for prevention strategies. Willocks emphasizes the importance of risk factor modification, such as smoking cessation, exercise, healthy eating, weight management, cholesterol control, sufficient sleep, diabetes management, and blood pressure control, in reducing the risk of strokes. She also explores the signs and symptoms of strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), as well as the need for carotid intervention in patients with carotid disease. The various approaches to carotid intervention, including carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenting, and transcervical carotid revascularization (TCAR), are discussed, along with their respective indications and benefits. The video also touches upon the evaluation and treatment of subclavian, mesenteric, fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), and renal artery diseases. Willocks emphasizes the importance of early intervention in acute cases to preserve quality of life. The video concludes with references for further reading and invites viewers to contact the academy for any questions.

Keywords

peripheral vascular disease

PVD

carotid disease

subclavian disease

mesenteric disease

renal disease

strokes

risk factor modification