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Vascular Disease
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has information leaflets on various cardiovascular diseases such as Aortic Aneurysm
The Circulation Foundation
Dedicated to raising funds for research and awareness of vascular (circulatory) disease. Their website includes information on various vascular diseases such as intermittent claudication, varicose veins, TIA, deep vein thrombosis, leg ulcers etc.
The Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Has a patient information section with factsheets on:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
- Aortic Aneurysm - The Operation explained
- Aorto-bifemoral and axillo-bifemoral bypass grafting
- Arteriogram & Angioplasty
- Leg Amputations
- Arteriogram & Angioplasty
- Carotid Disease - General Information
- Carotid Endarterectomy - The Operation explained
- Chronic Venous Ulcer
- Femoropopliteal and Femorodistal Bypass - The Operation Explained
- Hyperhydrosis & Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
- Intermittent Claudication
- Leg Amputations
- Lymphodema
- Raynauds, Scleroderma
- Renal Angiogram and Angioplasty - The procedure explained
- Transient Ischaemic Attacks
- Varicose Veins - General Information
- Varicose veins The Operation explained
- Venous Thrombosis & Air Travel
Laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals on the same topic.
Identifying and Supporting People Most at Risk of Dying Prematurely
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Identifying and Supporting People Most at Risk of Dying Prematurely.
Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion .
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Endovascular Stent-Grafts
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Endovascular Stent-Grafts .
Aortic Aneurysm The Operation explained
Patient information from the Vascular Society.
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about various vascular problems.
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals called Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
Aneurysm
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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