Swollen Legs
Understanding Swollen Legs:
Swollen legs, known medically as edema, occur when excess fluid becomes trapped in your body’s tissues. While this can happen for many reasons, it is often a sign that your cardiovascular system—the “pumps and pipes” of your body—needs attention. In many cases, swelling is caused by your heart not pumping effectively or by the valves in your leg veins becoming weak, allowing blood to pool instead of flowing back to your heart.
Why Seeing a Vascular-Trained Cardiologist Is Important
As a vascular-trained cardiologist, Dr. Bunte can help determine if swelling is related to circulation, vein disease, blood clots, heart failure, or other cardiovascular concerns. Dr. Bunte specializes in evaluating the full picture of your heart and vascular health.
The Arrowhead Cardiovascular Consultants Advantage:
We make this evaluation of leg swelling easy and accessible. Receiving care in an office setting is often much more convenient and less expensive than visiting a large hospital system. Our practice uses modern, on-site tools to find the root cause of your swelling:
- Venous Ultrasound: A painless imaging test to see how blood flows through your leg veins.
- Echocardiogram: An ultrasound of the heart to check its pumping strength.
- Management: Treatments range from medical-grade compression and walking programs to minimally invasive office procedures.
Why Choose Arrowhead Cardiovascular Consultants?
Dr. Bunte is a trusted expert in heart and vascular care, including the evaluation of leg swelling. He is an award-winning “Top Doctor” and a board-certified cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist. Dr. Bunte and the Arrowhead Vascular & Vein Center offer comprehensive, patient-focused guidance helping each client receive high-quality, personalized care with convenient and effective evaluation and management of leg swelling in a comfortable office setting.
