Day I- Pre-Procedure Exams

  1. Pre-procedural Echo-Doppler of the venous system.
  2. Comprehensive blood tests, electrocardiography, echocardiography, and specialist consultations with angiology & phlebology specialist, endovascular treatment specialist and a neurologist.
  3. MRI phlebography of the veins upon necessity.

Day II - Medical Procedures 

  1. Invasive phlebography (venography) examination of the vena cava, vena jugularis and vena azygos
  2. Upon confirmed stenosis, treatment with endovascular balloon dilatation and/or stent implantation according to medical indications and patient consent

Day III - Recovery and Discharge

  1. Post-procedure Echo-Doppler of the venous system
  2. Routine post-procedural follow up exams
  3. Issuance of medical report, CD of the venography and endovascular treatment(s), prescriptions, and final payment
  4. Hospital discharge

Additional Details

  1. Upon hospitalization you will be required to sign an informed consent agreement to undergo the all the procedures for invasive diagnostics and treatment. 
  2. Upon hospital discharge we provide you a medical report including the final diagnosis, specialist examination summaries, venography and treatment(s) summaries, prescriptions and post-procedural instructions.

Six Month Post Procedural Check-up Exam

We recommend that our CCSVI patients return six months post-procedurally for a comprehensive Out-Patient CCSVI Check-up Exam which includes full diagnostic testing and examinations to assess the results of your procedure and your current health status as follows:

  1. Echo Doppler diagnostics to examine the status of the bloodflow of the jugular viens and the azygos vien.
  2. Full Clinical diagnostics to examine the current health status and collect clinical data of our treated CCSVI patients.
  3. Consultation with angiologist phlebologist specialist to interpret the results of the testing, complie clinical data, and recommend any additional therapy if necessary.
  4. In very rare cases and upon medical indications it may be necessary to perform the in-patient procedures and treatments again.  In these cases, we offer reduced prices for the invasive venography and endovascular treatment.