{"id":1404,"date":"2026-05-18T08:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/treatments\/gefaesse-v2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:11:03","slug":"vascular","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/en\/treatments\/vascular\/","title":{"rendered":"Vascular \/ Arteries &#038; Veins"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_5dc960c1 height_large with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"2400\" data-img-height=\"1600\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-8008-Seefeld-Entrance-2025.webp);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Vascular Disease \u2014 When the Network That Keeps You Alive Is Under Threat<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The vascular system is the body&#8217;s transport network. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to every corner \u2014 and veins return it to the heart. When this network fails anywhere along the way, you feel the consequences: leg pain when walking, swelling, non-healing wounds, or \u2014 in the worst case \u2014 an aortic aneurysm on the verge of rupture.<\/p>\n<p>Endovascular therapy \u2014 treating vascular disease from the inside, through a catheter \u2014 has fundamentally transformed vascular medicine over the past decades. Procedures that once required multi-hour open surgery are now performed through minimal access points in the groin.<\/p>\n<p>As a partner of the Vascular Center Zurich (VZZ), IRZ treats the full spectrum of vascular disease \u2014 arterial and venous, acute and chronic, life-threatening and quality-of-life impairing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-tabs layout_ver navwidth_auto navpos_left style_trendy switch_click has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:1em\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list items_10 align_none\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list-h\"><button class=\"w-tabs-item active\" aria-controls=\"content-gc4f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-bea3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, and Aortic Rupture<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-d0d7\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Renal Artery Stenosis<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-p2ff\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia \u2014 Intestinal Arteries<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-a523\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Vascular Malformations<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-m73b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Varicose Veins \u2014 Radiofrequency and Laser Therapy<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-u9ba\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Deep Vein Thrombosis &amp; May-Thurner Syndrome<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-pbce\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Pfortaderthrombose &amp; TIPS<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-sdd9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Visceral Artery Aneurysms<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-zfe3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section active\" id=\"gc4f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header active\" aria-controls=\"content-gc4f\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-gc4f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Blocked leg arteries due to atherosclerosis \u2014 so-called &#8220;intermittent claudication&#8221; \u2014 cause leg pain when walking and, left untreated, can progress to non-healing wounds and even the risk of amputation. Balloon angioplasty, stent placement, and lithotripsy can reopen the vessels and significantly improve leg circulation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/pavk\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber PAVK und ihre endovaskul\u00e4re Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"bea3\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-bea3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, and Aortic Rupture<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-bea3\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, and Aortic Rupture<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Abnormally dilated or torn segments of the aorta can be fatal if they rupture. Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR for the abdominal aorta, TEVAR for the thoracic aorta) stabilizes the vessel using an endoprosthesis delivered through the groin arteries \u2014 less invasive and with a shorter hospital stay than open surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/aortenaneurysma\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Aortenaneurysma und EVAR\/TEVAR<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"d0d7\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-d0d7\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Renal Artery Stenosis<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-d0d7\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Renal Artery Stenosis<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Narrowing of the renal arteries can cause difficult-to-control high blood pressure and declining kidney function. Balloon angioplasty with stenting can, in selected cases, normalize blood pressure and protect kidney function.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/nierenarterienstenose\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Nierenarterienstenose und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"p2ff\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-p2ff\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia \u2014 Intestinal Arteries<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-p2ff\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia \u2014 Intestinal Arteries<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Blocked mesenteric arteries can lead to mesenteric angina, classically presenting with weight loss, postprandial abdominal pain, and diarrhea. These chronic narrowings are treated with angioplasty and stent placement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/mesenterialischaemie\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Mesenterialisch\u00e4mie<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"a523\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-a523\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Vascular Malformations<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-a523\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Vascular Malformations<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Abnormal connections between arteries and veins can occur anywhere in the body and cause pain, swelling, or bleeding. Embolization and sclerotherapy are the cornerstone treatments \u2014 sometimes combined with surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/vaskulaere-malformationen\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber vaskul\u00e4re Malformationen und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"m73b\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-m73b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Varicose Veins \u2014 Radiofrequency and Laser Therapy<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-m73b\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Varicose Veins \u2014 Radiofrequency and Laser Therapy<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>When venous valves fail and blood pools in the legs, varicose veins develop. Radiofrequency ablation (VNUS Closure) and endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) seal the veins from the inside \u2014 outpatient, without scars, with rapid recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/krampfadern\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Krampfadern, Radiofrequenz- und Lasertherapie<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"u9ba\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-u9ba\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Deep Vein Thrombosis &amp; May-Thurner Syndrome<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-u9ba\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Deep Vein Thrombosis &amp; May-Thurner Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Extensive pelvic vein thrombosis can be rapidly treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis or thrombectomy. May-Thurner syndrome \u2014 a compression stenosis of the left iliac vein \u2014 is permanently corrected with stent placement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/tvt-may-thurner\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber TVT, May-Thurner und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"pbce\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-pbce\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Pfortaderthrombose &amp; TIPS<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-pbce\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Portal Vein Thrombosis &amp; TIPS<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In liver disease, pressure in the portal vein can rise to dangerous levels. TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) lowers this pressure and prevents life-threatening variceal bleeding \u2014 a complex but well-defined interventional radiology procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/tips\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber portale Hypertension und TIPS<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"sdd9\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-sdd9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Visceral Artery Aneurysms<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-sdd9\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Visceral Artery Aneurysms<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Rare but potentially life-threatening aneurysms of the splanchnic arteries (splenic, hepatic, renal) are treated with embolization or stent grafts \u2014 minimally invasive, without abdominal surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/splanchnicusaneurysmen\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Splanchnicusarterienaneurysmen<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"zfe3\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-zfe3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-zfe3\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Tumor-related compression of the superior vena cava causes swelling of the face, neck, and arms. Stent placement into the compressed vein provides immediate relief \u2014 a palliatively valuable, rapidly effective procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gefaesse-v2\/vcs-syndrom\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber das V.-cava-superior-Syndrom<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large with_img parallax_fixed\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"2400\" data-img-height=\"1600\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-8008-Seefeld-Entrance-2025.webp);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.70)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_eb849559\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Vereinbaren Sie jetzt einen Termin<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/terminanfrage\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Termin<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h2 class=\"w-text us_custom_eb849559\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Unsere Experten<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper align_none valign_top us_custom_424a5359\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:1rem\"><div class=\"w-image has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:150%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-PD-Dr.-Arash-Najafi-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_87dbcd4c\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">PD Dr. med. 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