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Varicose Veins

Sibley Strader, MD Reviewed 06/2022
 


BASICS

Varicose veins (VV), or varicosities, are dilated subcutaneous veins of at least 3mm in diameter, measured with patient in upright position. They are part of a spectrum of chronic venous disord...

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Treatment of VV late complications such as chronic venous ulcerations results in an estimated 3 billion per year to treat in the US  (1). 

PREVALENCE

  • Approximately 23% of US adult have VV. ...

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varicosis: in a healthy vein the valves allow blood to travel toward heart (A) while keeping blood from flowing back away from heart (B); valves in varicose veins (C) no longer function properly, thus allowing blood to travel back toward extremities, (D) photograph of leg with varicose veins

 

varicosis: in a healthy vein the valves allow blood to travel toward heart (A) while keeping blood from flowing back away from heart (B);...

Varicose Veins

 

Varicose Veins

 
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