1. I-Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
I-Peripheral Arterial Disease yimeko eyingozi yokujikeleza kwegazi eyenzeka xa i-artery emxinwa inciphisa ukuhamba kwegazi kwimilenze yakho, echaphazela kakhulu imilenze yakho. Oku kuncitshiswa kokuhamba kwegazi kunokubangela iimpawu ezivela kwintlungu yomlenze ngelixa uhamba (i-claudication) ukuya kumanxeba okupholisa ngokukhawuleza. Kwizibhedlele zeApollo, siyayiqonda indlela iPAD enobuchaphazela ngayo ubomi bakho bemihla ngemihla. Indlela yethu yonyango ebanzi idibanisa ukhetho olugcinayo kunye nolutyando, olulungiselelwe imeko yakho ethile kunye nobunzima.
Ukuba ayinyangwanga, i-PAD inokuqhubela phambili iye kwiingxaki ezimandundu, kubandakanywa ukubola, okunokufuna ukunqunyulwa. Yiyo loo nto ukufunyaniswa kwangethuba kunye nolawulo kubalulekile. Iqela lethu leengcali ze-vascular liya kusebenzisana nawe ukugxila ekubuyiseleni ukuhamba kwegazi kunye nokulawula iimpawu.
Unyango olungalulo utyando:
• Ukuguqula indlela yokuphila: Ukuyeka ukutshaya, iinkqubo zokuzilolonga, kunye nokutya okunempilo.
• Amayeza:
I-Antiplatelet (umzekelo, i-aspirin) ukukhusela amahlule egazi.
Amachiza okunciphisa i-cholesterol (umzekelo, i-statins).
Amayeza okuphucula ukuhamba kwegazi (umzekelo, i-cilostazol).
UNyango loTyando kunye noNyango oluHlangeneyo kancinci:
• I-Angioplasty kunye ne-Stenting: Ukufakwa kwebhaluni okanye i-stent ukuvula imithambo evalekileyo.
• Utyando lotyando: Ukususwa kwe-plaque buildup kwi-arteries.
• Utyando lokudlula: Ukudala indlela entsha yokuhamba kwegazi ejikeleze umthambo ovalekileyo.
Yazi ngakumbi ngePeripheral Arterial Disease
2. Isifo seCarotid Artery
Isifo se-carotid artery sichaphazela imithambo ebalulekileyo entanyeni yakho enikezela ngegazi kwingqondo yakho, nto leyo ebangela ukuba kube ngumngcipheko omkhulu we-stroke. Iinkqubo zethu zokuhlola ezikhethekileyo zijolise ekubhaqweni kwangaphambili kunye nokungenelela ukuze kuthintelwe iingxaki ezinokubeka ubomi esichengeni. Ngokusebenzisa umfanekiso ophucukileyo kunye nobuchule bokuxilonga, sinokuchonga ukucutha okanye ukuvaleka kwimithambo yakho yecarotid ngaphambi kokuba ibangele iimpawu.
Sinikezela ngoluhlu lweenketho zonyango, ukusuka kulawulo lwezonyango ukuya kungenelelo lotyando olufana ne-carotid endarterectomy kunye ne-stenting.
Unyango olungalulo utyando:
• Amayeza:
Ii-Antiplatelet agents (umzekelo, i-aspirin) ukukhusela amahlwili.
Amachiza okwehlisa i-cholesterol.
Amayeza okulawula uxinzelelo lwegazi.
UNyango loTyando kunye noNyango oluHlangeneyo kancinci:
• Ukususwa kweCarotid Endarterectomy (CEA): Ukususwa kotyando kwi-plaque kwi-carotid artery.
Funda ngokugqithisileyo
• I-Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS): Ukubekwa kwe-stent ukugcina umthambo uvulekile, ngakumbi kwizigulane ezinomngcipheko ophezulu wotyando.
Oogqirha bethu abanamava baya kukukhokela kweyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yonyango, ngokuqwalasela izinto ezifana nenqanaba lokunciphisa umthambo, impilo yakho yonke, kunye nezinto ozikhethayo.
3. I-Aortic Aneurysms
I-aortic aneurysm yiqhuma elingaqhelekanga eludongeni lwe-aorta. Unyango luxhomekeke kubukhulu kunye nendawo ye-aneurysm. Le meko ifuna ukubeka iliso ngononophelo kunye nolawulo lweengcali ukukhusela iingxaki ezisongela ubomi. Kwizibhedlele ze-Apollo, sisebenza ngokukhethekileyo ekuphatheni ii-aneurysms zesisu kunye ne-thoracic aortic, ukubonelela ngokubeka iliso rhoqo kwii-aneurysms ezinkulu kune-5.5 cm kunye nokubonelela ngeendlela zonyango eziphambili ezibandakanya ukulungiswa kwe-endovascular aneurysm encinci (EVAR) kunye nokuhlinzwa okuvulekileyo kwendabuko xa kuyimfuneko.
Iqela lethu elinamava lisebenzisa itekhnoloji ye-imaging ye-state-of-art ukulandelela ubungakanani be-aneurysm kunye nezinga lokukhula, ukuqinisekisa ukungenelela ngexesha elifanelekileyo xa kufuneka. Siyaqonda ukuba imeko nganye yahlukile, kwaye sisebenza ngokusondeleyo nawe ukufumanisa eyona ndlela yonyango ifanelekileyo, nokuba oko kubandakanya ukubeka iliso ngononophelo kwii-aneurysms ezincinci okanye ungenelelo olukhawulezileyo lotyando olukhulu okanye olukhula ngokukhawuleza.
Unyango lweeAneurysms ezincinci okanye ezingabonakaliyo:
• Ukubeka iliso rhoqo ngomfanekiso.
• Amayeza okulawula uxinzelelo lwegazi kunye nokunciphisa uxinzelelo kwi-aorta (umzekelo, i-beta-blockers).
Unyango lwee-Aneurysms ezinkulu okanye ezineSimptomatic:
• Ukulungiswa kwe-Endovascular Aneurysm (EVAR): Inkqubo encinci yokuhlasela apho i-stent-graft ifakwe ukuqinisa udonga lwe-artery olubuthathaka.
• Vula uTyando: Ukususwa kwe-aneurysm kunye nokutshintshwa kwe-graft yokwenziwa.
Funda ngokugqithisileyo
4. Atherosclerosis
I-Atherossteosis yimeko eqhubekayo ebonakaliswa kukwakhiwa kwe-plaque kwiindonga zakho zemithambo, echaphazela ukuhamba kwegazi kuwo wonke umzimba wakho. Le meko inokukhokelela kwiingxaki ezinzulu ezibandakanya ukuhlaselwa yintliziyo, ukubetha, kunye ne-ischemia yemilenze. Indlela yethu yokulawula ebanzi ijolise ekuthinteleni ukuqhubela phambili kunye nokunyanga imiqobo ekhoyo.
Kwizibhedlele ze-Apollo, sisebenzisa isicwangciso sonyango esineenkalo ezininzi ezibandakanya ukuguqulwa kwendlela yokuphila, amayeza, kunye neenkqubo zokungenelela xa kufuneka. Iqela lethu lisebenza ngokusondeleyo nawe ukuphuhlisa isicwangciso sonyango somntu esigxile ekucothiseni ukuqhubeka kwesifo kunye nokubuyisela ukujikeleza.
Unyango olungalulo utyando:
• Ukuguqula indlela yokuphila: Ukutya okunempilo, ukuzilolonga, kunye nokuyeka ukutshaya.
• Imithi:
Statins ukunciphisa cholesterol.
Antiplatelet ukuthintela amahlwili egazi.
Antihypertensives ukulawula uxinzelelo lwegazi.
Unyango loTyando:
• I-Angioplasty kunye ne-Stenting: Ukuvula imithambo yegazi emxinwa.
Funda ngokugqithisileyo
• Utyando lokugqitha: Kwimiqobo engqongqo.
Funda ngokugqithisileyo
Yazi ngakumbi ngeAtherosclerosis