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enous Access靜脈通道 ? Venous access allows the physician to deliver medicine directly into the bloodstream without repeatedly puncturing blood vessels. In venous access, a long, thin tube, called a catheter, acts as a kind of artificial vein. One end of the catheter is placed in a vein in the arm, neck, or chest. The other end exits the body so that the physician can deliver medicine. This end may be connected to a circular device called a port under the surface of the skin. Surgical Bypass ? Surgical bypass treats the narrowed arteries by creating a bypass around a section of the artery that is blocked. Surgical Aneurysm Repair ? In surgical aneurysm repair, the vascular surgeon repairs or removes an aneurysm through an incision in the skin Foot Care ? Foot care is important if patients have leg artery disease (peripheral arterial disease or PAD). In PAD, the blood vessels in the limbs bee blocked because of hardening of the arteries. Endovascular Stent Graft ? a fabric tube that reinforces a weak spot in a blood vessel, such as an aneurysm ? typically used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), but also used to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). Carotid Stenting頸動(dòng)脈支架術(shù) ? Carotid artery stenting is a procedure in which the vascular surgeon inserts a slender, metalmesh tube, called a stent, which expands inside the carotid artery to increase blood flow in areas blocked by plaque. Endarterectomy [en7dB:tE5rektCmi] 動(dòng)脈內(nèi)膜切除術(shù) ? the surgical removal of plaque from an artery that has bee narrowed or blocked, especially for carotid arteries And for peripheral artery disease