Common Types of Cardiovascular Diseases
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is an increasingly common yet serious condition where a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs1. Medication from your doctor, medical procedures, supportive care like oxygen therapy and vena cava filters are some options for people with PE2.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common condition where a buildup of fatty plaque or calcium narrows arteries, reducing blood flow to limbs and causing symptoms such as leg pain3. Lifestyle changes, medication from your doctor and medical procedures are options for people with PAD who are looking to improve their quality of life4.
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Right Heart Thrombus
Thrombus in the right heart is a blood clot that forms, reducing healthy blood flow to and from the heart5. Pieces of this clot may embolize, traveling through the bloodstream causing blockages in other parts of the body6. Lifestyle changes, medication from your doctor and surgical procedures are options for people with right heart thrombus who are looking to improve their quality of life7.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the legs, which can cause swelling and pain8. Medication from your doctor, compression stockings, thrombolytic therapy (a medical treatment used to dissolve blood clots)9, elevation and movement and medical procedures are options for people with DVT.
Learn More1. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2022, December 1). Pulmonary embolism. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-embolism/symptoms-causes/syc-20354647
2. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement. Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2019, November 19). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/inferior-vena-cava-ivc-filter-placement
3. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2024, July 19). Peripheral artery disease (PAD). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-artery-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350557#:~:text=Peripheral%20artery%20disease%20(also%20called,to%20keep%20up%20with%20demand.
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Treatment. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/peripheral-artery-disease/treatment
5. Crider, C. (2023, March 8). Intracardiac thrombosis: Diagnosis, symptoms, treatments. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/intracardiac-thrombosis#:~:text=Intracardiac%20thrombosis%20is%20a%20potentially,breathing%2C%20or%20coughing%20up%20blood.
6. Pulmonary embolism. Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2021, August 8). https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/pulmonary-embolism#:~:text=A%20blood%20clot%20that%20forms,supply%20to%20a%20particular%20organ.
7. Preventing pulmonary embolism. Patient Care at NYU Langone Health. (n.d.). https://nyulangone.org/conditions/pulmonary-embolism/prevention
8. Pennmedicine.org. (n.d.-a). https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/deep-vein-thrombosis#:~:text=Deep%20vein%20thrombosis%20(DVT%20or,an%20urgent%20or%20emergency%20situation.
9. professional, C. C. medical. (n.d.). Thrombolytic therapy: Uses and side effects. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/23345-thrombolytic-therapy