Atherosclerosis treatment and diagnostics abroad

Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease of the arteries in which cholesterol plaques build up in the artery wall. The vessel narrows, blood flow drops, and a ruptured plaque can cause a clot — a heart attack, a stroke or acute leg ischemia.

Below are cardiology and vascular surgery clinics abroad: compare treatment methods, doctors and prices.

Which arteries atherosclerosis affects

• Coronary arteries — coronary artery disease, angina, heart attack.
• Carotid and brain arteries — transient ischemic attacks and stroke.
• Leg arteries — intermittent claudication: calf pain when walking, and in severe cases ulcers and gangrene.
• Aorta and renal arteries — aortic aneurysm, high blood pressure.

Risk factors

High LDL cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, inactivity, family history and age.

Diagnosis

• lipid profile and blood sugar tests;
• duplex ultrasound of the carotid and leg arteries, ankle-brachial index;
• CT angiography and coronary angiography.

Atherosclerosis treatment abroad

• Lifestyle changes and medicines — statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs, antiplatelet therapy, blood pressure and sugar control.
• Angioplasty and stenting — reopening the artery through a catheter, including coronary stenting.
• Open surgery — carotid endarterectomy, leg artery bypass, coronary artery bypass grafting.

All clinics are in the cardiology section.

Send a request with your vascular ultrasound or angiography results — Clinics Direct coordinators will get a vascular surgeon's or cardiologist's opinion and a cost estimate free of charge.