Restenosis simply means a "re-narrowing" of the vein, or to be more accuracy, “restenosis" is a re-narrowing at the point where the vein or artery was treated.
Read moreSymptoms for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can vary greatly form person to person.
Your central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord) controls all your body's actions, so when Multiple Sclerosis (MS) causes damage to the nerve fibers which carry messages from your brain, symptoms can occur in any part of your body.
Read moreTo minimize bleeding, the incision point at the femoral vein is treated with pressure for 10 to 20 minutes after the procedure, and then covered with a simple dressing. The patient is kept immobile for approximately one hour in order for the incision point to heal. Some physicians will release the patient immediately following this one hour period, while others prefer to keep patients under observation at the hospital for longer periods, potentially overnight.
Read moreThrough much of the 20th century, the word ‘surgery’ suggested an etherized patient on an operating table partially covered by a white sheet and surrounded by gloved physicians and assistants actively working inside the body with sterilized stainless tools.
Read moreOnce the skin and groin tissue are anesthetized, the femoral vein is punctured with a small needle. A guidewire is advanced through the needle into the vein. The needle is removed and a catheter, which is a small hollow tube, is introduced over the wire. The catheter, which is extremely narrow, is inserted into the vein (which is much wider), and threaded upwards into the right ventricle of the heart, out of the right atrium of the heart, and into the superior vena cava. From the superior vena cava, the physician can access the veins that drain the central nervous system, including the internal jugular veins (IJVs), the azygos vein, vertebral veins, and others.
Read moreOnce the course of the CCSVI treatment has been determined, preparation is generally straightforward. The patient is changed into a surgical garment. To prevent dehydration, an IV is started. Once the patient is on the operating table, the physician will inject local anesthesia in the region near the groin where the catheter will be inserted.
Read moreCCSVI treatment is a non-operative, minimally invasive intervention usually performed as part of a catheter-based endovascular procedure. CCSVI treatment employs either balloon angioplasty and/or stent placement to open or clear obstructions from the veins that drain the brain and spinal cord.
Read moreThere is nothing in the theory of CCSVI (its causes or treatment) that excludes progressive MS patients.
Read moreMS patients should consult with their personal physicians regarding all treatment decisions.
Read moreCCSVI treatment is a minimally invasive, non-operative, endovascular procedure based on common endovascular techniques that have been widely used for over 20 years.
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