Dr. Gaurav Aggarwala
Cardiologist
Circulatory Health Specialist
Dr. Aggarwala is a board certified Interventional Cardiologist practicing in East Texas. He has specific interest in coronary angiography and revascularization, peripheral vascular disease esp. limb salvage and preventing amputation. He is also an experienced operator who treats venous disease including extraction of acute deep venous thrombosis and treating chronic venous insufficiency to help wound healing.
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
PAD occurs when fatty tissue called plaque builds up on the inside walls of the arteries in your legs, causing them to narrow and reduce blood flow to your legs and feet. PAD often goes undiagnosed, a scary thought when
you consider that PAD can worsen, leading to increased pain, surgery, and increased risk of heart attacks or strokes.
DVT Symptoms
• Sudden swelling of one leg
• Pain or tenderness in the calf muscle or groin
• Skin that is warm to the touch on the legs
• Fullness of the veins just beneath the skin
• Changes in the skin color (blue, red or very pale)
PAD Symptoms
• Leg pain: cramps, fatigue, or heaviness in the legs
• Coldness or numbness in the lower legs and feet
• Foot or toe pain that disturbs sleep
• Wounds on feet that are slow to heal
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Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are large, bulging surface veins visible under the skin. They’re generally larger than an eighth of an inch in width, and are typically located along the inside of the calf or thigh. Varicose veins develop due to weakness of the vein wall and improperly functioning vein valves. Under gravity’s pressure,
these veins can continue to expand and, in time, may become longer, twisted, pouched, thickened, and painful.
"Improving your Cardiovascular Circulation isn't just a procedure to me and my team, it is about restoring you to do the things you once enjoyed but now without the pain. It's all about a higher quality of life."
“The treatment and care I received gave me my life back.
Without it, I would’ve lost my legs.”
- Amanda Giffen-Ralphs
Deep Vein Thrombosis (blood clots)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that usually forms in the veins of the lower leg or calf, and can extend to involve the larger veins of the upper legs
and thighs. Contraction or squeezing of the muscles around these veins sends blood back to the heart. A blood clot that develops in a deep vein can block this flow and cause complications.
Some doctors are cutters and some are healers.
Dr. Aggarwala is a healer.
- United States Marine Corp Veteran, Michael Seibert
Varicose Vein Symptoms
• Ankle and leg swelling
• Heaviness or fullness of the legs
• Aches, restlessness, fatigue, pain, cramps, or itching
• Skin discoloration
• Sores on ankles that are slow to heal