Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower extremities.
Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Mar; 34(2):269-283.KJ

Abstract

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of the lower extremities manifests itself in various clinical spectrums, ranging from asymptomatic but cosmetic problems to severe symptoms, such as venous ulcer. CVI is a relatively common medical problem but is often overlooked by healthcare providers because of an underappreciation of the magnitude and impact of the problem, as well as incomplete recognition of the various presenting manifestations of primary and secondary venous disorders. The prevalence of CVI in South Korea is expected to increase, given the possible underdiagnoses of CVI, the increase in obesity and an aging population. This article reviews the pathophysiology of CVI of the lower extremities and highlights the role of duplex ultrasound in its diagnosis and radiofrequency ablation, and iliac vein stenting in its management.

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Youn YJ

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. Division of Interventional Cardiology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.

Lee J

Division of Interventional Cardiology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.

MeSH

Chronic DiseaseDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularHumansIliac VeinLower ExtremityRadiofrequency AblationStentsVaricose VeinsVenous Insufficiency

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

30360023

Citation

Youn, Young Jin, and Juyong Lee. "Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities." The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, vol. 34, no. 2, 2019, pp. 269-283.

Youn YJ, Lee J. Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower extremities. Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):269-283.

Youn, Y. J., & Lee, J. (2019). Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower extremities. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 34(2), 269-283. https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2018.230

Youn YJ, Lee J. Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities. Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):269-283. PubMed PMID: 30360023.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower extremities. AU - Youn,Young Jin, AU - Lee,Juyong, Y1 - 2018/10/26/ PY - 2018/06/27/received PY - 2018/09/08/accepted PY - 2018/10/26/pubmed PY - 2020/1/18/medline PY - 2018/10/26/entrez KW - Diagnosis KW - Review KW - Therapeutics KW - Venous insufficiency SP - 269 EP - 283 JF - The Korean journal of internal medicine JO - Korean J Intern Med VL - 34 IS - 2 N2 - Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of the lower extremities manifests itself in various clinical spectrums, ranging from asymptomatic but cosmetic problems to severe symptoms, such as venous ulcer. CVI is a relatively common medical problem but is often overlooked by healthcare providers because of an underappreciation of the magnitude and impact of the problem, as well as incomplete recognition of the various presenting manifestations of primary and secondary venous disorders. The prevalence of CVI in South Korea is expected to increase, given the possible underdiagnoses of CVI, the increase in obesity and an aging population. This article reviews the pathophysiology of CVI of the lower extremities and highlights the role of duplex ultrasound in its diagnosis and radiofrequency ablation, and iliac vein stenting in its management. SN - 2005-6648 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30360023/full_citation DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower extremities.Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Mar; 34(2):269-283.KJ