Edema is a clinical state characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the interstitial or intracellular space. This accumulation develops when the net transcapillary filtration rate exceeds the lymphatic drainage rate over a period of time. In other words, increased filtration or reduced lymph flow or both. The present chapter focuses on the lower limb edema frequently associated with venous i...

The initial peer-review publications by Zamboni and colleagues described cerebral venous circulatory patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) that were distinct from those observed in a population without neurologic disease and concluded that interventions to modify these could provide a potential therapy for the disease development and/or its associated symptoms. These publications co...

Background: Venoplasty and stenting is a minimally invasive therapy that can be used for patients with deep venous insufficiency in the lower extremities. This study aimed at investigating the effect of venoplasty and venous stenting in patients with chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs. Methods: This prospective case-series study recruited patients with chronic deep venous insuffici...

OBJECTIVES Venous insufficiency is present in a large number of postmenopausal women, increasing their risk of disability. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of myofascial release therapy and conventional kinesiotherapy on venous blood circulation, pain and quality of life in postmenopausal patients with venous insufficiency. METHODS A randomised controlled trial was und...

Objective: to determine the association between knowledge about chronic venous insufficiency and clinic severity in women attending a family medicine unit. Methods: cross-sectional analytical study 280 with insufficiency. The instrument Chronic Venous Insufficiency Knowledge, which evaluates theoretical disease, was applied. clinical of disease determined by means Clinical Severity Score instru...

Patients with chronic venous insufficiency arguably have been relegated to a standard of care that is lower than that for those with the more appealing entity of peripheral arterial disease. Fortunately, the collaboration of an expanding group of clinicians (including cardiologists and vascular medicine specialists) with vascular surgeons is stimulating a renewed interest in the management of p...

In this study combination of diosmin and hesperidin was used for the treatment a condition called chronic venous insufficiency. are citrus bioflavonoids that act as vascular-protecting agents to treat insufficiency, hemorrhoids, lymphedema, varicose veins. A preformulation carried out formulation tablet selected drug. compatibility between along with excipients like

Chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limbs is very prevalent. In recent decades, Doppler ultrasound has become the method of choice to study this condition, and it is considered essential when surgery is indicated. This article aims to establish a method for the examination, including venous mapping and preoperative marking. To this end, we review the venous anatomy of the lower limbs and ...

PURPOSE To determine the frequency of pelvic varicose veins with transvaginal ultrasound and associated lower extremity venous insufficiency with Doppler ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 100 women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. The presence of anechogeni...

Aims: to assess effectiveness of supplementation with a nutraceutical containing an extract Maqui berry on symptoms and signs patients venous insufficiency the lower limbs