Evaluating chronic venous disease with a new venous severity scoring system

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Chronic venous disease.

From the Departments of Surgery ( J.J.B.) and Bioengineering (G.W.S.-S.), Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla; the Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Middlesex Hospital, London (P.D.C.S.); the Department of Surgery, Imperial College London, University of Cyprus, and Vascular Screening and Diag...

Chronic Venous Disease and Venous Ulcer: Pharmacological Approach

Background: Pharmacological treatment of venous diseases is common, but there is considerable international variation in the use of drugs. The purpose of this study is to review the clinical evidence. Methods: A systematic literature review (1966-2000) was carried out. Results: 144 studies were identified and considered for review. A wide range of drug types is used of which the ‘venotonic’ dru...

Venous outflow obstruction: An underestimated contributor to chronic venous disease.

OBJECTIVE To assess the importance of iliac venous outflow obstruction in limbs with and without concomitant deep or superficial reflux, we performed a retrospective analysis of data contemporaneously entered into a set time-stamped electronic medical records program. MATERIAL AND METHOD Four hundred forty-seven limbs underwent iliac vein stenting of chronic, nonmalignant obstruction when gre...

Is venous thromboembolism a chronic inflammatory disease?

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) traditionally has been considered a time-limited acute disease. Patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) following major surgery, trauma, or periods of immobility are frequently treated with anticoagulation for a limited duration of 3 to 6 months. However, a subset of patients who suffer idiopathic (unprovoked) VTE have a high risk of recu...