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4/2011
vol. 10 abstract:
Review paper
Chronic venous insufficiency in women
Joanna Tkaczuk-Włach
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Małgorzata Sobstyl
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Grzegorz Jakiel
Przegląd Menopauzalny 2011; 4: 343–348
Online publish date: 2011/08/30
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Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is one of the most common disease affecting Western societies.
Risk factors for CVI include gender, advanced age, number of pregnancies, family history, obesity , history of deep-vein thrombosis, exogenous hormone use, occupations that require a lot of standing. Chronic venous insufficiency and its clinical manifestations results from venous hypertension in the lower extremities. The most common manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency are dilated cutaneous veins, such as telangiectases and reticular veins, and varicose veins. This article reviews the clinical aspect of CVI with a focus on the connection with gynecology. keywords:
chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, risk factors, gynecology |
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