Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:35 am
Perhaps the way to proceed is to forget about CCSVI as an issue related to MS and just treat it as a vascular problem. Haake said in Hamilton that doctors who find blockages in veins need to treat the blockages. So even our pro-CCSVI doctors are thinking outside the box.
So let's deal with CCSVI -- for now -- as a vascular problem. That will provide treatment for those who need it. And it may turn out that the vast majority of people who need it just happen to have MS. This gives us a mechanism for getting treatment while providing material for an on-going study of its relationship to MS.
Unlike an earlier post here, there is a big difference between how veins and arteries work. Veins are, among other things, more elastic. That alone is one reason to be concerned about stents that may migrate. This also makes angioplasty preferable because it is less invasive.
Rosegirl
So let's deal with CCSVI -- for now -- as a vascular problem. That will provide treatment for those who need it. And it may turn out that the vast majority of people who need it just happen to have MS. This gives us a mechanism for getting treatment while providing material for an on-going study of its relationship to MS.
Unlike an earlier post here, there is a big difference between how veins and arteries work. Veins are, among other things, more elastic. That alone is one reason to be concerned about stents that may migrate. This also makes angioplasty preferable because it is less invasive.
Rosegirl