Vascular Health by the Numbers
The vascular system, which includes your veins, arteries, and capillaries, is one of the largest organ systems in the body.
60K
miles is the total length of your body's network of blood vessels.
2.5
is the number of times your blood vessels can wrap around the planet!
Walk for Your Vascular Health
Walk 60 minutes, anywhere.
On September 26-27, join the SVS and SVS Foundation for the Virtual Walk for Your Vascular Health Weekend. Walk for yourself, the people you love, your patients and your community, and help raise awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) along the way. The walk is free to join.
Body
Highway to Health
Through the Highway to Health campaign, learn how to protect yourself or your loved ones from common vascular diseases by knowing the signs and risk factors.
Find a Vascular
Surgeon
Vascular surgeons take care of the superhighway of blood vessels that make up your vascular system, ensuring that blood flows smoothly throughout your body. While vascular surgeons perform surgery, they see and treat many patients who don’t require surgery. They treat a wide range of vascular diseases and can provide you with all potential treatments.
