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Visceral aneurysms are aneurysms in the abdominal cavity, including the celiac artery, the superior mesenteric artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, the hepatic artery, the splenic artery and the renal arteries.

A subclavian aneurysm is weakness or bulging in the wall of the subclavian artery, which is located below the collarbone. If the aneurysm ruptures, it could cause life-threatening uncontrolled bleeding.

Adventitial cystic disease is a rare disease that occurs when a cyst filled with a mucus-like substance forms in one of the arteries, most commonly in the popliteal artery, which supplies blood to the knee joint and thigh and calf muscles. The cyst causes the affected artery to become blocked or narrowed. Surgery is the most common approach to treating adventitial cystic disease. Learn more about treatments at UVA.

If lifestyle changes and medicines are not enough to treat atherosclerosis, you may need a coronary angioplasty. Learn more about coronary angioplasty at UVA Health.

Find out why you may need heart bypass surgery (or coronary artery bypass graft). Plus, get more information about the procedure, and how our heart bypass expertise at UVA Health ranks above the national average.

Discover how UVA uses the latest technology and devices to treat your chronic total occlusion in a less-invasive manner.

Redo (also called "repeat" or "reoperative") heart surgery is becoming more common. At UVA, we do many different types of repeat heart surgeries, including percutaneous, minimally invasive, and traditional open sternotomy.

Discover the two types of coronary stents available for coronary artery stenting at UVA, what possible complications may occur and the factors that may increase the risk of complications.

Lymphedema is the blockage of the body's lymph nodes, which causes lymphatic fluid to build up and swell a portion of the body.

Effort subclavian vein thrombosis, also known as Paget-Schrotter syndrome, is a blood clot that occurs in the subclavian vein under the collarbone. A type of thoracic outlet syndrome, effort vein thrombosis usually occurs when the vein is compressed between the first rib and collarbone.