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Spaceflight and Cardiovascular Health - Implications for Vein Health

It is thought that space flight and microgravity conditions in outer space may increase oxidative stress, inflammatory damage, and the physiology of the microvascular and vascular circulation. Understanding the short and long-term effects of microgravity conditions on cardiovascular health is a growing concern as spaceflight becomes a more tangible and reproducible endeavor for humans.

Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian is a double board certified plastic surgeon and an expert in cardiovascular health and venous disease. He is board certified in Venous and lymphatic medicine and specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Soft tissue perfusion and microvascular health are important concerns for wound healing, and the effects of microgravity and prolonged space flight may be of concern for astronauts and space physiologists in the near future.

The question of whether space flight missions cause irreversible or irreversible changes in cardiovascular health, and the onset of cardiovascular disease remains to be studied. Long duration space flight is characterized by super atmospheric travel greater than four months.

The consequences of microgravity conditions on cardiovascular disease and microvascular circulation has implications for wound management and plastic and reconstructive surgery and Venous disease. Structural and functional changes in microscopic and microscopic blood vessels are thought to occur in microgravity or negative pressure situations. This study examined whether structural and functional changes in the carotid and brachial arteries occurred in the years following space flight in astronauts who had completed admissions in the international space station.

The authors of the study reviewed cardiovascularly relevant parameters received from NASA data archives within the lifetime surveillance of astronaut health data in the post flight annual physical examinations. Measurements of post flight common carotid artery stiffness and distensibility and brachial artery dependent and independent basal dilation were found to be unchanged in the post flight. When compared to the pre-flight.. There were no significant signs of newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease or premature descent in cardiovascular health..

Long duration space flight missions from the international space station did not appear to cause changes in the structural composition of the carotid artery wall or the common carotid artery. The study authors continue to observe, long-term cardiovascular health and astronaut cohorts who have completed space flights on the international space station assessment of deep space radiation and microvascular changes affected by microgravity are not fully understood, but may be relevant for future space flight and for mechanisms of premature aging on earth

Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian is a double board certified plastic surgeon practicing at Kare Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. He is an expert in cardiovascular health and Venus disease as it relates to varicose veins and spider veins. He is director of the Santa Monica vein center and evaluates patients for chronic wounds, resulting from Venus disease, varicose veins, and spider veins. Venous insufficiency is a recurrent problem and clinical and basic science research endeavors continue to improve the physiologic treatment of cardiovascular health.

Varicose vein and spider vein problems can be treated at Kare Plastic Surgery or the Santa Monica vein center by vein expert  Dr. Raffyi Karamanoukian.

For varicose veins, our office offers endovenous laser ablation options including EVLT and Vein Ablation. Bulging varicose veins may respond to microphlebectomy or phlebectomy in combination with sclerotherapy. 

Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
Los Angeles
Santa Monica Vein Center
(310) 998-5533 to schedule an appointment for vein treatment
 

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