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Albernaz LF, Reis E Silva A, Schlindwein Albernaz DT, Zignani FR, Santiago F, Chi YW. Endovenous laser ablation vs phlebectomy of foot varicose veins. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2024; 12:101703. [PMID: 37977519 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.101703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes and complications of selected patients treated with endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) or ambulatory phlebectomy for foot varicose veins. METHODS From October 2016 to February 2022, selected patients undergoing EVLA (using 1470-nm with radial-slim or bare-tip fibers) or phlebectomy of foot varicose veins for cosmetic indications were analyzed, and the outcomes were compared. Patients were classified according to the Clinical, Etiologic, Anatomical, and Pathophysiological (CEAP) classification. Anatomic criteria provided the basis for the decision to perform EVLA or phlebectomy. Clinical and ultrasound assessments were performed on postoperative days 7, 30, and 90 for visualization of the sapheno-femoral and sapheno-popliteal junctions and the deep venous system. Disease severity was graded with the Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS), and quality of life was measured with the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) before and after treatment. Treatment outcomes were evaluated based on changes in VCSS and AVVQ scores. The groups were also compared for procedure-related complications. Data were statistically analyzed in SPSS v. 20.0 using the χ2, Student t test, Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, and analysis of variance. The results were presented as mean (standard deviation or median (interquartile range). RESULTS The study included 270 feet of 171 patients. Mean patient age was 52.3 (standard deviation, 13.1) years, ranging from 21 to 84 years; 133 (77.8%) were women. Of 270 feet, 113 (41.9%) were treated with EVLA and 157 (58.1%) with phlebectomy. The median preoperative CEAP class was 2 (interquartile range, 2-3) in the phlebectomy and EVLA groups, with no statistically significant difference between the groups (P = .507). Dysesthesia was the most common complication in both groups. Only transient induration was significantly different between EVLA (7.1%) and phlebectomy (0.0%) (P = .001). The two approaches had an equal impact on quality of life and disease severity. CONCLUSIONS Treatment complications were similar in phlebectomy and EVLA and to those previously described in the literature.
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- Yung-Wei Chi -Vascular Center, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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Baccellieri D, Ardita V, Pannone A, Valente FBA, Lembo R, Chiesa R, Melissano G. Factors influencing recurrent varicose vein formation after radiofrequency thermal ablation for truncal reflux performed in two high-volume venous centers. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2024; 12:101675. [PMID: 37703941 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Recanalization of the saphenous vein trunk after endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is often associated with recurrent varicose veins (RVVs) or recanalization. This study aimed to assess the long-term results of RFA of the great saphenous vein (GSV) and identify the risk factors for GSV recanalization and RVVs during follow-up for patients presenting to dedicated outpatient vein centers. METHODS All consecutive patients with incompetent GSVs who underwent RFA between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The primary study end points were freedom from GSV recanalization and the RVV rate during follow-up. The secondary study end points were the postoperative complication rate and the risk factors for GSV recanalization and RVVs. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the potential risk factors for GSV recanalization and RVVs. RESULTS During the study period, 1568 limbs were treated in 1300 consecutive patients (mean age, 53.5 ± 12.9 years; 71.9% women; CEAP [clinical, etiology, anatomy, pathophysiology] C2-C6; venous clinical severity score >5). Technical success was achieved in 99.7% of cases. At a mean follow-up of 57.2 ± 25.4 months, the GSV occlusion and freedom from reintervention rates were 100% and 100% within 1 week, 97% and 95.7% at 1 year, 95.2% and 93.1% at 3 years, and 92.4% and 92.8% at 5 years, respectively. The recurrence rate was 10% (n = 158) during the follow-up period. On multivariate analysis, a direct confluence of the accessory saphenous vein into the saphenofemoral junction (odds ratio [OR], 1.561; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0-7.04; P = .032), a history of pregnancy >2 (OR, 3.68; 95% CI, 1.19-11.36; P = .023), C4 (OR, 6.41; 95% CI, 1.36-30.28; P = .019), and preoperative GSV diameter >10 mm (OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.65-4.03; P = .043) were risk factors for GSV recanalization. Moreover, age >70 years (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01-1.06; P = .014) and incompetent perforator veins (OR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.65-2.03; P = .018) were also risk factors for RVVs. CONCLUSIONS RFA is a safe technique to ablate the GSV with a low complication rate and durability during 5 years of follow-up. However, patients with a high clinical score and those with direct confluence of the accessory saphenous vein into the saphenofemoral junction experienced higher long-term GSV recanalization and RVV rates.
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- Domenico Baccellieri
- Department of Vascular Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
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Kibrik P, Ali AB, Chait J, Arustamyan M, Khan H, Mazurovsky S, Alsheekh A, Marks N, Hingorani A, Ascher E. Value and limitations of postoperative duplex scans after endovenous thermal ablation. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2024; 12:101672. [PMID: 37678668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endovenous thermal ablation (EVTA) of the lower extremity veins has risen to become the main treatment modality for symptomatic venous reflux disease. One of the main reported side effects of EVTA is recanalization. As of today, there is no clear protocol as to when follow-up duplex ultrasound scans should be performed. However, the standard for postoperative duplex after truncal ablation is within 1 week of the procedure. Our aim is to try to find whether there is a particular time period when postoperative duplex ultrasound scans should be performed to allow us to best diagnose recanalization. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 9799 procedures in 3237 patients with chronic venous insufficiency owing to great, small, and anterior accessory saphenous vein insufficiency from 2012 to 2018. We excluded 466 perforator veins. All 9799 procedures were performed using EVTA in patients who failed to respond to conservative management initially. Postoperative duplex ultrasound scans were performed within 1 week (3-7 days postoperatively). We defined a successful obliteration as lack of color flow on postoperative scan. We defined symptomatic recanalization as presence of reflux on duplex ultrasound examination in the targeted vessel at follow-up with symptom recurrence. Follow-ups were performed every 3 months in the first year and every 6 months thereafter. RESULTS Patient ages ranged from 15 to 99 years. The median patient age at the time of the procedures was 63 years (interquartile range [IQR], 51-73 years). The median overall follow-up was 25 months (IQR, 4-56 months). The Clinical, Etiology, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology (CEAP) class of all the procedures were: C1, 21; C2, 208; C3, 3585; C4, 4680; C5, 188; and C6, 1117. There were 145 redo procedures performed after symptomatic recanalization was diagnosed in patients. CEAP class of the redo patients were: C1, 0; C2, 2; C3, 49; C4, 70; C5, 5; and C6, 19. CONCLUSIONS Most patients underwent a redo procedure performed within the first year after the initial procedure. Conversely, there was great variability as to when redo procedures were performed. Because there is no defined pattern as to when these symptomatic occurrences arise, it may not be required to perform postoperative duplex ultrasound scans after EVTA routinely, but instead when a patient comes back with symptoms such as swelling.
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- Vascular Institute of New York, Brooklyn, NY
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- Vascular Institute of New York, Brooklyn, NY
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Alhewy MA, Abdo EM, Ghazala EAE, Khamis AA, Gado H, Abd-Elgawad WAA, Abdelhafez AA, El Sayed A, Khedr AM, Mosaed HAM. Outcomes of Cyanoacrylate Closure Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Incompetent Great Saphenous Veins. Ann Vasc Surg 2024; 98:309-316. [PMID: 37802141 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of cyanoacrylate closure (CAC) for treating incompetent great saphenous veins (GSVs) compared to radiofrequency ablation (RFA). METHODS In this prospective, randomized controlled study, 248 symptomatic subjects with incompetent GSVs were assigned to either CAC or RFA. The primary end point, complete closure of the target GSV, was determined using a duplex ultrasound examination. RESULTS In this study, 248 patients (mean age 33.64 ± 8.06 years including 71% women) were treated with either CAC (n = 128) or RFA (n = 120) between August 2018 to May 2022. As a follow-up, after a 1-month duration, the closure rates were 128/128 at the CAC and 154/158 at the RFA. At month 24, closure rates were 122/128 at CAC and 146/158 at RFA. Apart from phlebitis and pigmentation, the incidences of bruising, skin burn, and paresthesia were lower in the CAC group compared to the RFA group. The mean procedural times were shorter for CAC. The satisfaction level with the treatment was moderately higher among CAC patients than RAF patients. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that Cyanoacrylate glue closure of the GSV and RFA are effective techniques for managing primary varicose veins. Cyanoacrylate glue closure of the GSV appears to have a lower rate of complications and higher satisfaction levels, rapid return to normal activities, and improved procedure time without the need for perivenous tumescent anesthesia and postprocedure compression stockings when compared to RFA.
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- Mohammed Alsagheer Alhewy
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Gloviczki P, Lawrence PF, Wasan SM, Meissner MH, Almeida J, Brown KR, Bush RL, Di Iorio M, Fish J, Fukaya E, Gloviczki ML, Hingorani A, Jayaraj A, Kolluri R, Murad MH, Obi AT, Ozsvath KJ, Singh MJ, Vayuvegula S, Welch HJ. The 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, and American Vein and Lymphatic Society clinical practice guidelines for the management of varicose veins of the lower extremities. Part II: Endorsed by the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Society for Vascular Medicine. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2024; 12:101670. [PMID: 37652254 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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The Society for Vascular Surgery, the American Venous Forum, and the American Vein and Lymphatic Society recently published Part I of the 2022 clinical practice guidelines on varicose veins. Recommendations were based on the latest scientific evidence researched following an independent systematic review and meta-analysis of five critical issues affecting the management of patients with lower extremity varicose veins, using the patients, interventions, comparators, and outcome system to answer critical questions. Part I discussed the role of duplex ultrasound scanning in the evaluation of varicose veins and treatment of superficial truncal reflux. Part II focuses on evidence supporting the prevention and management of varicose vein patients with compression, on treatment with drugs and nutritional supplements, on evaluation and treatment of varicose tributaries, on superficial venous aneurysms, and on the management of complications of varicose veins and their treatment. All guidelines were based on systematic reviews, and they were graded according to the level of evidence and the strength of recommendations, using the GRADE method. All ungraded Consensus Statements were supported by an extensive literature review and the unanimous agreement of an expert, multidisciplinary panel. Ungraded Good Practice Statements are recommendations that are supported only by indirect evidence. The topic, however, is usually noncontroversial and agreed upon by most stakeholders. The Implementation Remarks contain technical information that supports the implementation of specific recommendations. This comprehensive document includes a list of all recommendations (Parts I-II), ungraded consensus statements, implementation remarks, and best practice statements to aid practitioners with appropriate, up-to-date management of patients with lower extremity varicose veins.
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- Peter Gloviczki
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Rex Vascular Specialists, UNC Health, Raleigh, NC
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Jobst Vascular Institute, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gonda Vascular Center, Rochester, MN
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- RANE Center for Venous and Lymphatic Diseases, Jackson, MS
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- Heart and Vascular Service, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Evidence Based Practice Center, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Sang Jun Park
- Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South Korea
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- Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South Korea
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Yu S, Li R, Cheng J, He Y, Xiao Y, Zhang M, Yu W, Qi X, Chen Y. Is catheter-based foam sclerotherapy more effective than direct foam sclerotherapy when combined with high ligation for the treatment of primary great saphenous vein incompetence? Vascular 2023; 31:981-988. [PMID: 35466837 DOI: 10.1177/17085381221094884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND To retrospectively analyze the short-term outcomes of catheter-based versus direct foam sclerotherapy when combined with high ligation (HL) for the treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. METHODS From July 2018 to October 2019, a total of 82 lower limbs of 70 patients with GSV incompetence received HL combined with catheter-based foam sclerotherapy (CFS group) or direct foam sclerotherapy (DFS group) for GSV proximal trunk. Among them, 40 limbs of 36 patients were treated with CFS, and 42 limbs of 34 patients were treated with DFS. The occlusion of GSV proximal trunk was evaluated with venous duplex ultrasound examinations; Venous Clinical Severity Scores (VCSS) was used to assess clinical improvement; Aberdeen Varicose Veins Questionnaire (AVVQ) was used to assess quality-of-life scores; and Complications was used for the safety evaluation. RESULTS At day 7 post-operatively, complete occlusion of proximal trunk of the GSV was achieved in 92.5% legs of the CFS group and 71.4% of the DFS group (p = 0.014). Additionally, anterograde flow was found in 7.5% legs of the CFS group and 26.2% of the DFS group (p = 0.025). No significant differences in the occurrence of complications were observed between the two groups. The median follow-up was 285.5 days in the DFS group and 318 days in the CFS group (p = 0.140). VCSS and AVVQ reduction were significant in both CFS group and DFS group (5.3 ± 2.5, 5.5 ± 2.4, p < 0.001 for VCSS; 15.9 ± 8.0, 16.3 ± 8.6, p < 0.001 for AVVQ), but no significant difference were observed between two groups (p = 0.655 for VCSS, p = 0.934 for AVVQ). CONCLUSIONS Although the occlusion of great saphenous vein proximal trunk were different, two modalities result in similar clinical and quality-of-life improvements. DFS is a feasible alternative to CFS when combined with HL.
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- Shixiong Yu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Karnabatidis D, Papageorgiou C, Kitrou P, Spiliopoulos S. One-year duplex ultrasound-assessed closure outcomes of percutaneous endovenous microwave ablation for the treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs. Vascular 2023; 31:1011-1016. [PMID: 35549952 DOI: 10.1177/17085381221099115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of a new device using microwave technology for the endovenous ablation of the great saphenous vein (GSV) causing symptomatic lower limb varicose veins (LLVV). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective, single-arm, single-center, cohort study investigated the safety and effectiveness of endovenous microwave ablation for the treatment of symptomatic LLVV. Enrollment period was set between January and December 2020. Primary safety endpoint was the occurrence of procedure-related complications and primary efficacy endpoint was anatomical success defined as the duplex ultrasound (DUS)-proven GSV occlusion at 1 year follow-up. Secondary endpoints included 1-year clinical success (CEAP classification improvement), repeat procedures rate due to GSV recanalization, and pain assessment at 24 h post treatment. RESULTS In total, 50 patients (42 female; mean age: 62 ± 12 years) with 64 limbs were treated. No procedure-related complications were noted. Technical success was 95.3% (61/64 GSVs), as three cases of GSV recanalization were detected. Clinical success was 100%, as in all cases symptoms improvement by at least one grade according to CEAP classification, was achieved. Mean CEAP grade significantly improved from 3.3 ± 0.72 (median: 3) at baseline to 1.8 ± 0.85 (median: 2) at 1-year (p < 0.0001). There were no repeat procedures due to GSC recanalization. The median 24-h VAS value was 2 (mean: 1.9 ± 1.4). CONCLUSIONS Endovenous microwave ablation was safe and effective for the treatment of varicose veins, achieving high 1-year GSV occlusion rates.
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- Dimitris Karnabatidis
- Department of Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Greece
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Greece
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Greece
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- Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Borsuk DA, Fokin AA, Lobastov KV, Tauraginskii RA, Zhdanov KO, Zolotov AV, Arkhipov IS, Galchenko MI. A randomized clinical trial to assess the impact of laser power with constant linear endovenous energy density on outcomes of endovenous laser ablation (SLEDGE trial). J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2023; 11:946-953. [PMID: 37172934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To date, conflicting evidence has been reported regarding the energy settings to use during endovenous laser ablation (EVLA). In the present study, we evaluated the outcomes of EVLA of the great saphenous veins (GSVs) using different power settings with the same linear endovenous energy density (LEED) of ∼70 J/cm. METHODS We performed a single-center, randomized, controlled noninferiority trial with a blinded outcome assessment of patients with varicose veins of the GSV who underwent EVLA with a wavelength of 1470 nm and a radial fiber. The patients were randomly assigned to three groups according to the energy setting: group 1, 5 W power and an automatic fiber traction speed of 0.7 mm/s (LEED, 71.4 J/cm); group 2, 7 W and 1.0 mm/s (LEED, 70 J/cm); and group 3, 10 W and 1.5 mm/s (LEED, 66.7 J/cm). The primary outcome was the rate of GSV occlusion at 6 months. The secondary outcomes were pain intensity along the target vein the next day and at 1 week and 2 months after EVLA, the necessity for analgesics, and the occurrence of significant complications. RESULTS From February 2017 to June 2020, 245 lower extremities of 203 patients were enrolled. Groups 1, 2, and 3 included 83, 79, and 83 limbs, respectively. At 6 months of follow-up, 214 lower extremities were examined with duplex ultrasound. GSV occlusion was observed in 72 of 72 limbs (100%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 100%-100%) in group 1 and 70 of 71 limbs (98.6%; 95% CI, 97%-100%) in groups 2 and 3 (P < .05 for noninferiority). No difference was found in the pain level, necessity for analgesics, or rate of any other complications. CONCLUSIONS The technical results, pain level, and complications of EVLA were not associated with the combination of energy power (5-10 W) and the speed of automatic fiber traction when a similar LEED of ∼70 J/cm was reached.
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- Denis A Borsuk
- Clinic of Phlebology "VenoClinica", Ekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk, Russia.
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Professional Education, South Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Department of General Surgery, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Laboratory of Venous Hemodynamics, Phlebocenter LLC, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Clinic of Phlebology "VenoClinica", Ekaterinburg-Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Department of Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Equipment, Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Talutis SD, Chin AL, Lawrence PF, Woo K, Jimenez JC. Comparison of outcomes following polidocanol microfoam and radiofrequency ablation of incompetent thigh great and accessory saphenous veins. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2023; 11:916-920. [PMID: 37030446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Microfoam ablation (MFA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are both approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of proximal saphenous truncal veins. The objective of our study was to compare early postoperative outcomes between MFA and RFA following treatment of incompetent thigh saphenous veins. METHODS A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database was conducted of patients who underwent treatment of incompetent great saphenous veins (GSVs) or anterior accessory saphenous veins (AASVs) in the thigh. All the patients underwent duplex ultrasound of the treated leg at 48 to 72 hours postoperatively. Patients were excluded from analysis if concomitant stab phlebectomy was performed. Demographic data, CEAP (clinical, etiologic, anatomic, pathophysiologic) class, venous clinical severity score (VCSS), and adverse events were recorded. RESULTS Between June 2018 and September 2022, 784 consecutive limbs (RFA, n = 560; MFA, n = 224) underwent venous closure for symptomatic reflux. A total of 200 consecutive thigh GSVs and ASVs treated within the study period using either MFA (n = 100) or RFA (n = 100) were identified. The patients were predominantly women (69%) with a mean age of 64 years. The preoperative CEAP classification was similar between the MFA and RFA groups. The mean preoperative VCSS was 9.4 ± 2.6 for the RFA patients and 9.9 ± 3.3 for the MFA patients. Among the RFA patients, the GSV was treated in 98% and the AASV in 2% compared with the GSV in 83% and the AASV in 17% in the MFA group (P < .001). The mean operative time was 42.4 ± 15.4 minutes in the RFA group and 33.8 ±16.9 minutes in the MFA group (P < .001). The median follow-up was 64 days for the study cohort. The mean postoperative VCSS declined to 7.3 ± 2.1 in the RFA group and 7.8 ± 2.9 in the MFA group. Complete closure occurred in 100% of the limbs after RFA and 90% after MFA (P = .005). Eight veins were partially closed and two remained patent following MFA. The incidence of superficial phlebitis was 6% and 15% (P = .06) after RFA and MFA, respectively. Overall, symptomatic relief was 90% following RFA and 89.5% following MFA. The complete ulcer healing rate for the entire cohort was 77.8%. Deep venous proximal thrombus extension (RFA, 1%; vs MFA, 4%; P = .37) and remote deep vein thrombosis (RFA, 0%; vs MFA, 2%; P = .5) showed a trend toward being higher following MFA but the difference did not reach statistical significance. All were asymptomatic and resolved with short-term anticoagulation therapy. CONCLUSIONS MFA and RFA are both safe and effective for treating incompetent thigh saphenous veins, with excellent symptomatic relief and a low incidence of postprocedure adverse thrombotic events. RFA resulted in improved complete closure rates following initial treatment compared with MFA. The operative times were shorter with MFA. Both modalities can be used for patients with active venous ulcers with good healing rates. Longer term studies are required to characterize the durability of MFA closure for above knee truncal veins.
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- Stephanie D Talutis
- Gonda Venous Center, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gonda Venous Center, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gonda Venous Center, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gonda Venous Center, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Gonda Venous Center, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
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Chang H, Sadek M, Barfield ME, Rockman CB, Maldonado TS, Cayne NS, Berland TL, Garg K, Jacobowitz GR. Direct oral anticoagulant agents might be safe for patients undergoing endovenous radiofrequency and laser ablation. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2023; 11:25-30. [PMID: 35872143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Studies assessing the effect of the use of anticoagulant agents on endovenous thermal ablation (ETA) have been limited to patients taking warfarin. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of ETA for patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). We hypothesized that the outcome of ETA for patients taking DOACs would not be superior to the outcomes for patients taking DOACs. METHODS We performed a retrospective review to identify patients who had undergone radiofrequency ablation or endovenous laser ablation with 1470-nm diode laser fibers for symptomatic great or small saphenous venous reflux from 2018 to 2020. The patients were dichotomized into those who had received a therapeutic dose of DOACs periprocedurally and those who had not (control group). The outcomes of interest included the rates of treated vein closure at 7 days and 9 months and the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), endothermal heat-induced thrombosis (EHIT), and bleeding periprocedurally. RESULTS Of the 301 patients (382 procedures), 69 patients (87 procedures) had received DOACs and 232 control patients (295 procedures) had not received DOACs. The patients receiving DOACs were more often older (mean age, 65 years vs 55 years; P < .001) and male (70% vs 37%; P < .001), with a higher prevalence of venous thromboembolism and more severe CEAP (clinical, etiologic, anatomic, pathophysiologic) classification (5 or 6), than were the control patients. Those receiving DOACs were more likely to have had a history of DVT (44% vs 6%; P < .001), pulmonary embolism (13% vs 0%; P < .001), and phlebitis (32% vs 15%; P < .001). Procedurally, radiofrequency ablation had been used more frequently in the control group (92% vs 84%; P = .029), with longer segments of treated veins (mean, 38 mm vs 35 mm, respectively; P = .028). No major or minor bleeding events nor any EHIT had occurred in either group. Two patients in the control group (0.7%) developed DVT; however, no DVT was observed in those in the DOAC group (P = .441). At 9 months, the treated vein had remained ablated after 94.4% of procedures for patients receiving DOACs and 98.4% of the control group (P = .163). On multivariable analysis, DOAC usage was not associated with an increased risk of vein recanalization (hazard ratio, 5.76; 95% confidence interval, 0.57-58.64; P = .139). An increased preprocedural vein diameter and the use of endovenous laser ablation were associated with an increased risk of recanalization. CONCLUSIONS In our study of patients who had undergone ETA for symptomatic saphenous venous reflux, the periprocedural use of DOACs did not adversely affect the efficacy of endovenous ablation to ≥9 months. Furthermore, DOAC use did not confer an additional risk of bleeding, DVT, or EHIT periprocedurally. DOACs may be safely continued without affecting the efficacy and durability of ETA.
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- Heepeel Chang
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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Klejtman T, Lazareth I, Yannoutsos A, Priollet P. Specific management of lipodermatosclerosis (sclerotic hypodermitis) in acute and chronic phase. J Med Vasc 2022; 47:186-190. [PMID: 36344029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmv.2022.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lipodermatosclerosis or sclerotic hypodermitis is presented as a complication of venous insufficiency and in particular of post-thrombotic syndrome with a high risk of progression to leg ulcers. However, it has also been described in obese patients without venous insufficiency, and even in the course of various systemic diseases including scleroderma. It most often affects middle-aged women and is usually bilateral, with a typically "inverted champagne bottle" leg appearance. The pathogenic role of venous hypertension explains why compression with bands or stockings is the basis of treatment. In acute phase, which may precede or complicate chronic forms, the pain is so severe that compression is not tolerated. In acute phase, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, intra-lesional use of triamcinolone, and capsaicin transdermal patches indicated for neuropathic pain have been proposed. In chronic forms, the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency and/or incontinent perforating veins, documented during a Duplex ultrasound scan, is usually proposed, whenever possible. In association with elastic compression, pentoxifylline and colchicine have been used without clear evidence of clinical efficacy. Finally, in the most advanced clinical presentation with the appearance of a sclerotic gaiter associated with ulcerations, surgical treatment with excision-cutaneous grafting associated or not with perforating veins ligation and a fasciotomy may be discussed as a last resort for treatment.
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- T Klejtman
- Vascular medicine department, Saint-Joseph Hospital, 75014 Paris, France.
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- Vascular medicine department, Saint-Joseph Hospital, 75014 Paris, France
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- Vascular medicine department, Saint-Joseph Hospital, 75014 Paris, France
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- Vascular medicine department, Saint-Joseph Hospital, 75014 Paris, France
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Liakhovskyi VI, Sydorenko AV, Riabushko RM. COMPLICATIONS AND EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS AFTER LESS-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES. Wiad Lek 2022; 75:1540-1543. [PMID: 35907230 DOI: 10.36740/wlek202206120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim: To analyze the occurrence of complications and evaluate the quality of life in patients who got less-invasive treatment methods using endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins of the lower extremities in the early and late postoperative periods. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The study was conducted with the participation of 100 patients treated in 2019-2020 by one team of surgeons for varicose veins of the lower extremities with symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency C2-C4 (CEAP classification). Depending on the performance of endovenous surgical interventions, all patients were divided into two study groups. RESULTS Results: In assessing the quality of life associated with health, according to the CIVIQ 2 questionnaire, it was found that in the presence of varicose veins in the superficial veins of the lower extremities, indicators decrease both in general and on all studied scales (pain, physical, psychological and social). However, when using endovenous laser ablation without miniphlebectomy, after 6 months of observation, recurrence of varicose veins of the lower extremities was noted, which was not observed in patients of the first group. CONCLUSION Conclusions: The use of less-invasive interventions with ultrasound guidance positively affects patients' quality of life with varicose veins of the lower extremities, both in the early and prolonged postoperative periods.
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Setia A, Schmedt CG, Beisswenger A, Dikic S, Demhasaj S, Setia O, Schmitz-Rixen T, Sroka R. Safety and efficacy of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) using 1940 nm and radial emitting fiber: 3-year results of a prospective, non-randomized study and comparison with 1470 nm. Lasers Surg Med 2021; 54:511-522. [PMID: 34865236 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety, efficacy and ≥36 months outcomes of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) by means of 1940 nm laser with radial fiber for the treatment of truncal vein insufficiency and compare the results to a historical cohort, obtained via reviewing the literature. METHODS This prospective, non-randomized, single-center clinical study included 139 consecutive patients with 177 incompetent great saphenous (GSV, n = 135) and short saphenous veins (SSV, n = 42). The maximum laser power (Pmax. 10 W) and pullback velocity were adjusted individually (Vmax = 1 mm/s). The laser fiber was placed at the junction to the deep vein under duplex monitoring. Simultaneous phlebectomies were performed on all the patients. Regular follow up with clinical and duplex ultrasound examination (DUS) were carried out postoperatively at 1 month (1 M), 6 months (6 M), 12 months (12 M), 24 months (24 M), 36 months, and after that (≥36 M). The results were compared with three cohorts (total 616 EVLA procedures with 1470 nm laser and radial fiber) from literature (criteria: >100 procedures, follow-up of ≥2 years). RESULTS The follow-up rate was 100%, 91%, 73%, 48%, and 23% of the truncal veins at 1, 6, 12, 24, and ≥36 M, respectively. In comparison to the literature using 1470, a lower average linear endovenous energy density (LEED) (53 vs. 77-82 J/cm) resulted in 100% (6 M) and 96.5% (24 M) occlusion rates, reduced local ecchymosis (2.2% vs. 3.2%-18.7%) and reduced average postoperative pain levels (1.3 vs. 2.18). Regarding adverse events, induration (1.1% vs. 1.8%), skin burns (0% vs. 0.45%), endovenous heat-induced thrombus propagation (EHIT) in the deep veins (2.3% vs. 1.8%) and laser-induced persistent paresthesia (2.2% vs. 0.5%-2.9%) were comparable. Recanalizations observed in this study (GSV 0, SSV 3) were asymptomatic and required no treatment. At ≥36 M reflux in the accessory veins was observed in 5% versus 10.5% of patients. Reintervention was required in none (0% vs. 21%). At >36 M, short average stump lengths of 1 cm (GSV) and 0.3 cm (SSV) were observed. CONCLUSION EVLA with 1940 nm laser with radial emitting fiber is as safe and effective as 1470 nm laser for the treatment of truncal vein insufficiency. Lower postoperative pain, low analgesic requirements, short convalescence add to patients' comfort. EVLA with 1940 nm laser-guided by intraoperative DUS permits reproducible placement of the radial fiber at the saphenofemoral and saphenopopliteal junction, enabling further studies to assess the effect of shorter stump length on patterns and frequency of recurrence without increased risk of EHIT.
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- Abhay Setia
- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIAK Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIAK Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIAK Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIAK Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, DIAK Klinikum Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Laser Research Laboratory, LIFE Center, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Kolani S, Haloua M, Alami B, Alaoui Lamrani Y, Boubbou M, Maaroufi M. Unusual cause of pelvic congestion syndrome: Agenesis of the common and external iliac veins. J Med Vasc 2021; 46:32-34. [PMID: 33546820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmv.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- S Kolani
- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco.
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- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco
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- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco
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- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco
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- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco
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- Radiology department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco; Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Harazem, 1835 Atlas, Avenue Hassan II, 30050 Fez, Morocco
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Tennison JM, Narayanan S, Cummings R, Bruera E. Multicomponent Compression Bandaging for Refractory Bilateral Lower Extremity Edema of Multifactorial Origin in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Case Series. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 58:e5-e8. [PMID: 31494178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Jegy M Tennison
- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Zolotukhin IA, Seliverstov EI, Shevtsov YN, Avakiants IP, Tatarintsev AM, Kirienko AI. Risk factors for venous symptoms in Russian patients with chronic venous disease. Curr Med Res Opin 2019; 35:1583-1587. [PMID: 30958033 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2019.1605050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Objectives: The study aimed to investigate risk factors for venous symptoms in Russian patients with chronic venous disease (CVD).Methods: Data on 487 patients with CVD aged 18 years and more were extracted from the database of a cross-sectional population-based study on the prevalence of CVD in a rural settlement. Risk factors for venous symptoms were calculated by multiple regression analysis. The study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03900234, 1 April 2019.Results: A total of 259 patients (53.2%) had venous symptoms. Female gender, hard labour (HRs 1.8 and 1.4, p < .01), age, family history of CVD and being employed (HRs 1.009, 1.3, 1.27, p < .05) are risk factors for development of symptoms. After calculating for different complaints separately, female gender was confirmed as a risk factor for all symptoms. Family history of CVD with HR 1.4 is a risk factor for heaviness (p < .01) and fatigue (p < 0.05). Employment predicts heaviness, sensation of swelling and night cramps - HRs 1.38, 1.7 and 1.9 respectively (p < .05). Hard labour is a risk factor for sensation of swelling with HR 2.1 (p < .05), pain and night cramps (HRs 2.2 and 4.4, p < .01). Prolonged standing is associated with sensation of swelling - HR 1.05 (p < .05). Superficial venous reflux is a predictor only for venous pain (HR 2.4, p < .01).Conclusions: This study presents independent risk factors for venous symptoms in CVD patients. It demonstrates that different symptoms are associated with different factors.
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- Igor A Zolotukhin
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Jagannath VA, Pucci E, Asokan GV, Robak EW. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) in people with multiple sclerosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 5:CD009903. [PMID: 31150100 PMCID: PMC6543952 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009903.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a leading cause of neurological disability in young adults. The most widely accepted hypothesis regarding its pathogenesis is that it is an immune-mediated disease. It has been hypothesised that intraluminal defects, compression, or hypoplasia in the internal jugular or azygos veins may be important factors in the pathogenesis of MS. This condition has been named 'chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency' (CCSVI). It has been suggested that these intraluminal defects restrict the normal blood flow from the brain and spinal cord, causing the deposition of iron in the brain and the eventual triggering of an auto-immune response. The proposed treatment for CCSVI is venous percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), which is claimed to improve the blood flow in the brain thereby alleviating some of the symptoms of MS. This is an update of a review first published in 2012. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefit and safety of venous PTA in people with MS and CCSVI. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Multiple Sclerosis and Rare Diseases of the Central Nervous System Group's Specialised Register up to 30 August 2018, CENTRAL (in the Cochrane Library 2018, issue 8), MEDLINE up to 30 August 2018, Embase up to 30 August 2018, metaRegister of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov., the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry platform. We examined the bibliographies of the included and excluded studies. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which PTA and sham interventions were compared in adults with MS and CCSVI. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed study eligibility and risk of bias, and extracted data. We reported results as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We performed statistical analyses using the random-effects model; and we assessed the certainty of the evidence using GRADE. MAIN RESULTS We included three RCTs (238 participants) in this update. One hundred and thirty-four participants were randomised to PTA and 104 to sham treatment. We attributed low risk of bias to two (67%) studies for sequence generation and two (67%) studies for performance bias. All studies were at a low risk of detection bias, attrition bias, reporting bias and other potential sources of bias.There was moderate-quality evidence to suggest that venous PTA did not increase the proportion of patients who had operative or post-operative serious adverse events compared with the sham procedure (RR 3.33, 95% CI 0.36 to 30.44; 3 studies, 238 participants); nor did it increase the proportion of patients who improved on a functional composite measure including walking control, balance, manual dexterity, postvoid residual urine volume, and visual acuity over 12-month follow-up (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.55 to 1.30; 1 study, 110 participants); nor did it reduce the proportion of patients who experienced new relapses at six- or 12-month follow-up (RR 0.87, 95% CI 0.51 to 1.49; 3 studies, 235 participants). There was no effect of venous PTA on disability worsening measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale, which was reported at follow-up intervals of six months (one study), 11 months (one study) and 12 months (one study). Quality of life was reported in two studies with no difference between treatment groups. Moderate or severe pain during or post venography was reported in both PTA and sham-procedure participants in all included studies. Venous PTA was not effective in restoring blood flow assessed at one-month (one study) or 12-month follow-up (one study). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This systematic review identified moderate-quality evidence that, compared with sham procedure, venous PTA intervention did not provide benefit on patient-centred outcomes (disability, physical or cognitive functions, relapses, quality of life) in people with MS. Venous PTA has proven to be a safe technique but in view of the available evidence of its ineffectiveness, this intervention cannot be recommended in people with MS. All ongoing trials were withdrawn or terminated and hence this updated review is conclusive. No further randomised clinical studies are needed.
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- Vanitha A Jagannath
- American Mission HospitalDepartment of PaediatricsManamaManamaBahrainPO Box 1
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- ASUR Marche ‐ Zona Territoriale 9U.O. Neurologia ‐ Ospedale di MacerataVia Santa Lucia, 3MacerataItaly62100
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- University of BahrainCollege of Health SciencesSalmaniya Medical ComplexManamaBahrain
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- MS ConsumerApt 207, 825 McLeod AveFrederictonNBCanadaE3B 9V4
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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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- Young Jin Youn
- 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
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- Division of Interventional Cardiology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
- Correspondence to Juyong Lee, M.D. Division of Interventional Cardiology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Av, Farmington, CT 06030, USA Tel: +1-860-679-2058 Fax: +1 860 679 3346. E-mail:
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Rusak A, Karuga-Kuźniewska E, Wiatrak B, Szymonowicz M, Stolarski M, Radwan-Oczko M, Wiglusz RJ, Pohl P, Rybak Z. Venous insufficiency: Differences in the content of trace elements. A preliminary report. ADV CLIN EXP MED 2018; 27:695-701. [PMID: 29616754 DOI: 10.17219/acem/68902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Venous insufficiency is still a serious clinical problem. The exact cause and molecular mechanisms of this disease are still unknown. In this study, we try to identify whether there is a difference in the level of trace elements between healthy and pathological veins. Our results show that insufficient veins have different levels of some trace elements: magnesium, calcium, manganese, and silicon compared to control samples. This study could lead to a better understanding of the molecular causes of venous insufficiency and may help to develop better methods of treatment. OBJECTIVES Nowadays, venous diseases are a very common clinical phenomenon. Venous insufficiency is thought to be one of the most common vein diseases. The exact mechanisms of its etiology are still unknown, although from a clinical point of view some risk factors include gender, age, changing hormone levels, heredity, and standing or sitting for long periods. An imbalance in trace elements could also play a crucial role in the development and/or progression of venous insufficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS The trace element content in varicose vein walls and in normal vein walls was measured using an inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) after sample mineralization. Statistical analysis (the Mann-Whitney U test and the Friedman ANOVA) was performed to compare insufficient veins to controls (healthy veins). RESULTS This study found statistically significant higher magnesium (Mg) ion levels in varicose veins compared to controls (p = 0.0067) and differences close to statistical significance in calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), and silicon (Si) ion levels. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained could indicate oxidative stress occurring in chronic venous insufficiency as well as free radical neutralization pathways due to superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity with Mg, Mn and copper (Cu) ion involvement. Our results are consistent with literature data and are preliminary in nature.
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- Agnieszka Rusak
- Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases of Animals and Veterinary Administration, Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Bird and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Surgery and Biomaterials Research, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, University Hospital Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Surgery and Biomaterials Research, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
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Sachdev U, Vodovotz L, Bitner J, Barclay D, Zamora R, Yin J, Simmons RL, Vodovotz Y. Suppressed networks of inflammatory mediators characterize chronic venous insufficiency. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2018; 6:358-366. [PMID: 29439934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) affects 25 million adults in the United States. Little emphasis has been placed on inflammatory changes associated with CVI. We hypothesize that in patients with early to mid-stage benign varicose vein disease, differences in circulating inflammatory mediators will be manifested in blood draining the involved area vs circulating blood in control subjects. METHODS Patients undergoing either endovenous ablation or sclerotherapy for Clinical, Etiology, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology clinical class 3 to 5 disease underwent phlebotomy from regional veins at the time of the procedure. The patient's age, gender, clinical class, duration of symptoms, presence of superficial truncal reflux by duplex ultrasound, and treatment modality were recorded. Plasma from patients and banked blood samples from healthy volunteers (HVs) were subjected to Luminex (EMD Millipore, Billerica, Mass) to evaluate the expression of an established panel of 20 inflammatory mediators. Mediator concentrations were compared between patients and HVs using Mann-Whitney U tests. Importantly, computational analysis allowed us to compare not only the panel of inflammatory mediators but also the inflammatory networks connecting these mediators to one another. Principal components were analyzed to assess network robustness in each group. RESULTS CVI venous blood revealed significantly lower levels of monokine induced by γ interferon, soluble interleukin (IL) 2 receptor α chain, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, tumor necrosis factor α, eotaxin, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor than blood from controls. Inflammatory networks were significantly less complex and less robust in the CVI patients compared with HVs. Based on principal component analysis, responses among HVs were more varied than those of CVI patients. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that patients with CVI have significant differences not only in blood-borne inflammatory mediators but also in the interconnectedness of these mediators with one another and in their principal inflammatory characteristics. Results suggest hypoinflammation in chronic nonhealing changes in CVI. These novel findings, if validated in larger cohorts, may help predict the risk of disease progression or response to therapy in the future and may guide mechanistic studies on tissue responses to CVI.
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- Ulka Sachdev
- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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Burleva EP, Tiurin SA, Smirnov OA, Faskhiev RR. [Comparative 3-year results of phlebectomy and thermal ablation for lower limb varicose veins]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2018; 24:82-91. [PMID: 29924778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The study was aimed at comparing clinical and ultrasonographic results during 3 years of postoperative follow up of patients presenting with lower limb varicose veins (LLVV) and subjected to either surgical or thermal-ablation procedures for removal of pathological reflux along the great saphenous vein (GSV) within the femur The study included a total of 185 patients with clinical class C2-3 LLVV in the system of the GSV. The patients were divided into three groups: Group One consisted of 63 patients subjected to short stripping of the GSV trunk + treatment of the perforant veins (66.7%); Group Two comprised 61 patients undergoing endovenous laser coagulation (EVLC) of the GSV trunk + EVLC of the perforant veins (73.7%); Group Three was composed of 61 patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation of the GSV trunk + ELVC of the perforant veins (70.4%). Complaints were dynamically assessed by the VCSS scale with ultrasonographic duplex scanning. It was revealed that pathological reflux along the GSV trunk on the crus at 1, 2 and 3 years of follow up was registered: in Group One in 33.3, 36.3 and 39.1% of cases, respectively; in Group Two in 15, 14.2 and 25% of cases, respectively; and in Group Three - in 11, 18.1 and 23.8% of cases, respectively. Group One patients at 1 year were found to have developed vertical refluxes emerging on the femur along the GSV tributaries (22.1% of cases), the presence of horizontal refluxes along newly-formed perforant veins (44.4% of cases). The diameter of the GSV trunk on the crus statistically significantly increased with years in all groups. The average diameter of the perforant veins increased at the same time periods of follow up. Alterations of venous haemodynamics revealed on ultrasonographic examination were accompanied by varicose syndrome but exerted no significant effect on subjective symptomatology in patients during 3 years of follow up. The obtained findings are indicative of progression of LLVV in part of surgically treated patients, which requires dynamic follow up and carrying out systemic pharmacotherapy.
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- E P Burleva
- Ural State Medical University of the RF Ministry of Public Health, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Municipal Clinical Hospital #40, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Medical Centre 'Olmed', Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Municipal Clinical Hospital #40, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Gavrilov SG, Son DA, Lebedev IS, Savinkova KI, Temirbolatov MD. [Possibilities of local phlebectomy in correction of pelvioperineal venous reflux]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2018; 24:86-90. [PMID: 30321151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The work was based on the results of examination and treatment of 43 female patients presenting with varicose transformation of pelvic, perineal, and lower-limb veins. The inclusion criteria were as follows: the presence of visually determined varicose transformation of the veins of the external genital organs, perineum, posterior surface of the thighs, as well as valvular insufficiency of the mentioned veins by the findings of ultrasonographic angioscanning (USAS). The following exclusion criteria were applied: the presence of pregnancy, symptoms of pelvic venous plethora (PVP), and varicothrombophlebitis. In 33 women correction of the pelvioperineal reflux (PPR) was performed with the help of local phlebectomy on the large pudendal lips and perineum, with the maximally possible mobilization of the vessel within the limits of the operative wound. Miniphlebectomy with the use of Varady phleboextractors was performed in 10 women presenting with isolated varicose transformation of the subcutaneous veins of the posterior femoral surface. The duration of follow up of patients amounted to 3 years. The criteria for efficiency of the carried out treatment were as follows: freedom from varicose syndrome both in the perineum and on the lower extremities, as well as no PVP symptoms during the whole term of follow up. Varicose syndrome of the external genital organs, perineum and posterior surface of the femurs was successfully eliminated in 100% of patients. Meticulous mobilization and removal of the veins of the labia majora, perineum and subcutaneous femoral veins is a reliable method of removing pathological reflux of blood from the intrapelvic to superficial veins of the perineum and lower limbs. 100% of our patients were found to be free from relapses of either vulvar or perineal varicosity, with no evidence of lower limb varicose veins. Local phlebectomy is an efficient method of elimination of varicose syndrome induced by PVP in patients with dilatation of intrapelvic, vulvar and perineal veins.
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- S G Gavrilov
- Chair of Faculty Surgery No1, Therapeutic Department, Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- Chair of Faculty Surgery No1, Therapeutic Department, Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- Municipal Clinical Hospital No1 named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- Chair of Faculty Surgery No1, Therapeutic Department, Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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Cerşit S, Gündüz S, Ozan Gürsoy M, Karakoyun S, Kalçık M, Bayam E, Yesin M, Özkan M. Relationship Between Pulmonary Venous Flow and Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis. J Heart Valve Dis 2018; 27:65-70. [PMID: 30560601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) may impair pulmonary venous flow (PVF) and left atrial appendage (LAA) functions. An investigation was conducted to determine the association between left superior PVF and LAA functions and mitral PVT. METHODS This observational case-control study included 100 consecutive patients (87 females, 13 males; mean age 59 years; range 35-71 years) with mechanical mitral PVT, and 50 age- and gender-matched otherwise healthy controls with normally functioning mitral prostheses. All patients were included after comprehensive transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) examinations for the presence and quantification of PVT, the left atrial diameter, and LAA length. Peak systolic velocity (PSV), velocity-time integral of systolic flow (VTI-s), peak diastolic velocity (PDV), velocity-time integral of diastolic flow (VTI-d), systolic fraction (SFr) of the left upper PVF and the flow of the LAA orifice were each recorded using color-guided pulsed-wave Doppler imaging during TEE. RESULTS The PSV [30 cm/s (range: 13-77 cm/s) versus 44 cm/s (range: 16-71 cm/s)], respectively (p = 0.002), VTI-s [(2.85 cm (range: 0.5-10.7 cm) versus 5 cm (range: 1.3-12.7 cm)], respectively (p <0.001), VTI-d [(3 cm (range: 0.6-9.7 cm) versus 4.2 cm (range: 1.5-8.3 cm)], respectively (p <0.001), SFr (45.5% (range: 15.66-67.44%) versus 50 % (range: 21.11-82.61%)], respectively (p = 0.008), and LAA orifice velocity [(23 cm/s (range: 11-75 cm/s) versus 34 cm/s (range: 10-112 cm/s)], respectively (p = 0.011) were each significantly lower in patients with PVT compared to controls. The PDV was similar between groups. Patients with obstructive PVT (n = 21) had a lower PDV and a higher VTI-d compared to those with non-obstructive PVT. CONCLUSIONS Mitral mechanical PVT is associated with decreased systolic PVF and LAA function. The presence of obstructive PVT is associated with further limitations of diastolic flow velocity, and a compensatory prolongation of diastolic flow of the left upper pulmonary vein.
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- Sinan Cerşit
- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey. Electronic correspondence:
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, İstanbul, Turkey
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Kalinin RE, Suchkov IA, Kamaev AA, Zvyagina VI, Krylov AA. [Endotheliotropic effects of venotonic drugs in treatment of patients with varicose veins]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2018; 24:72-74. [PMID: 30531772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The authors analysed the effect of Venarus on the endothelial function in patients suffering from lower limb varicose veins. Our open-label prospective study included a total of 100 patients diagnosed as having CEAP class C1-C2 varicose veins and divided into two equal groups. Dynamic assessment of the clinical course of the disease in Group One patients was carried out on the background of taking Venarus and compression therapy, with Group Two patients evaluated without taking Venarus. At defined stages we determined the level of biochemical markers of endothelial function. The obtained findings demonstrated that the use of phlebotonic Venarus resulted in decreased activity of lipid peroxidation processes and reduced activity of antioxidant system enzymes. Using Venarus was followed by a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of malonic dialdehyde (from 1.220±0.190 μmol/l at baseline to 0.858±0.231 μmol/l after 2 months of treatment), whereas in Group Two patients the changes were insignificant (1.191±0.204 μmol/l before treatment and 1.138±0.175 μmol/l at 2 months thereafter). Patients taking Venarus were also found to have a higher level of nitric oxide metabolites compared with the patients treated by compression therapy alone (51.646±11.757 and 36.310±6.921 μmol/l in Groups One and Two, respectively). Hence, an evidence-based conclusion was drawn that Venarus proved efficient and may therefore be prescribed as pharmacotherapy for correction of endothelial dysfunction.
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- R E Kalinin
- Department of Cardiovascular, Roentgenoendovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Ryazan, Russia
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Roentgenoendovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Ryazan, Russia
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Roentgenoendovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Ryazan, Russia
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Roentgenoendovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Ryazan, Russia
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Roentgenoendovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Ryazan, Russia
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Serralheiro P, Soares A, Costa Almeida CM, Verde I. TGF-β1 in Vascular Wall Pathology: Unraveling Chronic Venous Insufficiency Pathophysiology. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E2534. [PMID: 29186866 PMCID: PMC5751137 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18122534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins occur commonly in affluent countries and are a socioeconomic burden. However, there remains a relative lack of knowledge about venous pathophysiology. Various theories have been suggested, yet the molecular sequence of events is poorly understood. Transforming growth factor-beta one (TGF-β1) is a highly complex polypeptide with multifunctional properties that has an active role during embryonic development, in adult organ physiology and in the pathophysiology of major diseases, including cancer and various autoimmune, fibrotic and cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, an emphasis on understanding its signaling pathways (and possible disruptions) will be an essential requirement for a better comprehension and management of specific diseases. This review aims at shedding more light on venous pathophysiology by describing the TGF-β1 structure, function, activation and signaling, and providing an overview of how this growth factor and disturbances in its signaling pathway may contribute to specific pathological processes concerning the vessel wall which, in turn, may have a role in chronic venous insufficiency.
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- Pedro Serralheiro
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Ln, Norwich NR47UY, UK.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Ln, Norwich NR47UY, UK.
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- Department of General Surgery (C), Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6201-506 Covilhã, Portugal.
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Liebelt BD, Barber SM, Desai VR, Harper R, Zhang J, Parrish R, Baskin DS, Trask T, Britz GW. Superior Petrosal Vein Sacrifice During Microvascular Decompression: Perioperative Complication Rates and Comparison with Venous Preservation. World Neurosurg 2017; 104:788-794. [PMID: 28559083 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate potential effect of sacrifice of the superior petrosal vein (SPV) on postoperative complications after microvascular decompression (MVD). METHODS Retrospective review of 98 consecutive patients undergoing MVD of cranial nerve V was performed. Frequency of division of the SPV during surgery was recorded, and postoperative complications and imaging were recorded and analyzed. In patients with complications, the specific anatomic variation of the superior petrosal venous complex was noted. RESULTS Of 98 patients undergoing MVD, 83 (84.7%) had sacrifice of the SPV at the time of surgery, 12 (12.2%) had the SPV preserved, and 3 (3.1%) were revision operations. Four patients (4.8%) had complications deemed to be attributable to venous insufficiency or congestion. These included sigmoid sinus thrombosis with coincident cerebellar hemorrhage, midbrain and pontine infarction, hemiparesis with midbrain and pontine edema, and facial paresis with ischemia in the middle cerebellar peduncle. None of the patients with preserved SPV were symptomatic or had imaging changes consistent with venous congestion. CONCLUSIONS Sacrifice of the SPV is often performed during MVD. This is associated with a complication rate that is significant in frequency and severity compared with preserving the vein. SPV sacrifice should be limited to cases where it is deemed absolutely necessary for successful cranial nerve decompression.
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- Brandon D Liebelt
- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Hyder ON, Soukas PA. Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Novel Management Strategies for an Under-diagnosed Disease Process. R I Med J (2013) 2017; 100:37-39. [PMID: 28459920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chronic venous insufficiency is an often-missed diagnosis that results in a variety of clinical manifestations that may severely compromise quality of life. Prompt recognition is important to provide symptomatic relief and prevent disease progression. Most patients can be treated with a comprehensive plan of conservative measures. However, it is important for providers to recognize those patients who require referral to a vascular specialist for more invasive therapies. Over the past 2 decades, a variety of endovenous strategies have demonstrated effective and lasting results in treatment of severe symptomatic venous insufficiency. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2017-05.asp].
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- Omar N Hyder
- Cardiologist, Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, Providence, RI; Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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- Director of Vascular Medicine and the Interventional Vascular Laboratories at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals; Assistant Professor of Medicine in The Department of Medicine and Director of the Vascular and Endovascular Medicine Fellowship Program at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Gavrilov SG, Temirbolatov MD. [Varicose veins of small pelvis as a cause of vulvar varicosity and varicose veins of lower extremities]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2017; 23:171-180. [PMID: 29240072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The article is a literature review presenting modern data on applied anatomy of the pelvic veins, diagnosis and treatment of pelvic varicose veins, pelviperineal reflux and vulvar varicosity, lower limb varicose veins, which were caused by pathological reflux from varicose pelvic veins. Presented is the information on tactical approaches in treatment of combined varicose veins of the pelvis and lower limbs, surgical decision-making for correction of pelviperineal reflux, methods of operative and phlebosclerosing interventions on pelvic and superficial veins of the perineum and lower limbs.
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- S G Gavrilov
- Chair of Faculty Surgery No 1, Therapeutic Department, Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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Venous reflux is the most common cause of venous hemodynamic disorders. In this paper 2 issues are discussed: how and where does reflux arise and what are the hemodynamic consequences of retrograde flow. Pressure gradient and incompetent vein connecting both poles of the gradient are the prerequisite for venous reflux to arise. Ambulatory pressure gradient occurs during the activity of the calf muscle venous pump between deep veins of the thigh and the lower leg. Thus the incompetent reflux-carrying vein must connect the popliteal, femoral, profunda femoris, or iliac vein with 1 of the deep veins of the lower leg. Reflux can be considered as shunting of blood from thigh veins into the lower leg veins. The most frequently found incompetent veins are the long and short saphenous veins and perforators communicating with deep veins of the thigh. On the other hand, calf perforators emptying into the deep veins of the lower leg, where the lower pole of the pressure gradient is located, cannot be the feeding source of reflux. A physiological bidirectional flow takes place in calf perforators connecting superficial and deep veins of the lower leg and making them conjoined vessels. Venous reflux produces ambulatory venous hypertension. The quantity of reflux volume and not the localization of retrograde flow in superficial or deep veins is the most important hemodynamic factor. Reflux in superficial veins, when large enough, can cause the most serious symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency including leg ulcers. Plethysmographic findings have shown that incompetence of the femoral and calf perforating veins is hemodynamically unimportant. Large incompetent calf perforators are not the cause of venous abnormality but are the consequence of saphenous retrograde flow.
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Cesarone MR, Belcaro G, Ricci A, Brandolini R, Pellegrini L, Dugall M, Di Renzo A, Vinciguerra G, Gizzi G, Cornelli U, Errichi BM, Corsi M, Ippolito E, Adovasio R, Cacchio M, Stuard S, Larnier C, Candiani C, Cerritelli F. Prevention of Edema and Flight Microangiopathy with Venoruton ® (HR), (0-[Beta-Hydroxyethyl]Rutosides) in Patients with Varicose Veins. Angiology 2016; 56:289-93. [PMID: 15889196 DOI: 10.1177/000331970505600308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this open study was the evaluation of the effects of HR (Venoruton®) at a dose of 1 g/day on the prevention and control of flight microangiopathy and edema in subjects with varicose veins and moderate chronic venous insufficiency flying for more than 11 hours. Patients with varicose veins, edema, but without initial skin alterations or complications, were included. Measurements of skin laser Doppler (LDF) resting flux (RF) venoarteriolar response (VAR), ankle swelling (RAS), and edema were made within 12 hours before and within 3 hours after the flights. The resulting edema after the flights was evaluated with a composite edema score (analogue scale line). A group of 20 subjects was treated with HR (1 g/day, starting 2 days before the flight and 1 g for every 12 hours on day of travel). Another group of 18 subjects formed the control group. The length of the flights was between 11 and 13 hours; all seats were in coach class. Fifty patients were enrolled and 38 patients were evaluable at the end of the trial. The 2 groups (treatment and control) were comparable for age and sex distribution. The decrease in RF was significant in both groups with a higher flux at the end of the flight in the HR group (p<0.05). The venoarteriolar response was decreased at the end of the flights; the decrease was lower in the HR group (p<0.05). The increase in RAS and the edema score were significantly lower in the HR group. In conclusion HR is useful for reducing the level of microangiopathy and the increased capillary filtration and in controlling edema in patients with venous disease in long flights. The higher level of flux and VAR and the reduction in edema indicate a positive effect of HR on the microcirculation. This study confirms that HR prophylaxis is effective to control flight microangiopathy associated with edema.
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- M R Cesarone
- Vascular Laboratory and San Valentino Vascular Screening Project, Department of Biomedical Sciences, G D'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara and Faculty of Motor Sciences, Italy
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An 85-year-old man presented with bilateral leg edema and urinary incontinence. Abdominal examination revealed a severely distended bladder. Venous duplex of the legs demonstrated monophasic waveforms bilaterally, suggesting obstruction of proximal lower extremity veins. Relief of urinary obstruction was associated with the prompt return of normal respiratory variation of flow in the veins and improvement of leg swelling. Non-thrombotic obstruction of the proximal veins of the lower extremities by a severely enlarged urinary bladder is an infrequent yet potentially reversible cause of lower extremity edema. Subtle clues in the Doppler waveforms of an otherwise normal lower extremity venous duplex examination are crucial in establishing this diagnosis.
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- Juzar Lokhandwala
- Section of Vascular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Popa RF, Cazan I, Baroi G, Cazan S, Lefter G, Strobescu C. VENOUS ULCER--A NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACH. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2016; 120:306-310. [PMID: 27483709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Trophic leg ulcer is a major health problem affecting approximately 1-2% of the population, the incidence being higher in the elderly (70-80 years). It is a multifactorial condition, but the most common cause is chronic venous insufficiency. This can be attributed to reflux in the saphenous system and calf perforator vein incompetence. These were first described by Linton, the first intervention designed to correct perforator vein incompetence bearing his name. Today Linton's operation has been abandoned due to the large unaesthetic incision and great postoperative pain. Also, ulcer healing time is long (2 months) and recurrence rate is high. Currently a series of minimally invasive procedures are used to close these perforator veins, such as ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy. The advantages of these techniques are less discomfort to the patients, low rate of complications, short hospital stay.
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Balloon angioplasty (BA) is a treatment modality to correct vascular lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, who present with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). We hypothesized that BA clinical benefits stems in part from improvement in cardiovascular autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. We adopted the Transvascular Autonomic Modulation (TVAM), as a modified BA technique, with the objective of further enhancing ANS functional activities. TVAM involved dilation of multiple vascular beds, including IJVs, azygos and renal veins, and application of manual compression. Since the ANS regulates the function of the hypothalamus pituitary (HPA) axis, we examined TVAM effects on HPA axis in MS patients, and determined the relationship between ANS function and HPA activity. The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol serum levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), and heart rate variability (HRV) parameters were measured before and 24 h after TVAM procedure in 72 MS patients. Baseline ACTH and cortisol serum levels were lower than normal ranges in 18% and 25% MS patients respectively. The intervention resulted in significant reductions in both ACTH and cortisol (p<0.001), with a more marked ACTH reduction in males compared to females (p<0.001). Post-TVAM BP increased in patients who presented with baseline BP within lower limits of normal ranges, but decreased in patients with baseline BP above the normal ranges. In a univariate analysis, the changes (Δ) in ACTH serum levels correlated weakly, although significantly, with Δ in diastolic BP (r=-0.265, p=0.03), and Δ in cortisol serum levels correlated weakly, but significantly, with Δ in systolic BP (r=-0.283, p=0.01). The observed ACTH and cortisol reductions are counter to the stress-mediated increases in serum levels of these hormones, which are expected following an invasive procedure. The clinical implications of this unexpected response warrant further investigations.
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- M Arata
- Autonomic Specialists, 4501 Birch Street, Newport Beach, USA
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- Autonomic Specialists, 4501 Birch Street, Newport Beach, USA
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Shaidakov EV, Rosukhovsky DA, Grigoryan AG, Bulatov VL, Ilyukhin EA. [Antegrade diastolic blood flow and classic reflux in varicose dilatation of the intersaphenous vein]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2016; 22:101-108. [PMID: 27336341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In the intersaphenous vein (ISV) there may take place the so-called "antegrade" or "paradoxical" reflux. This type of blood flow is revealed in a series of patients during muscular diastole and is a link of the pathogenesis of varicose disease, but has, as distinct from the "classical" reflux, an antegrade direction. An incompetent saphenopopliteal junction (SPJ) is a source of the antegrade diastolic blood flow (ADBF) through the ISV. Descriptions of possible variants of impaired blood flow through the ISV are fragmentary and their interpretations are controversial. Prevalence and pathogenesis of these disorders impairments have not yet been studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study: over 4 years three centres examined a total of 1,413 patients diagnosed with class C2-C6 varicose veins according the CEAP classification. All patients underwent ultrasound duplex scanning of lower limb veins. The ADBF was determined as a unidirectional antegrade blood flow with the duration of not more than 0.5 second, observed after the crus was relived of compression (in the diastole). Of the patients included into the study who had no varicose veins on the contralateral extremity with the ISV being spotted we sequentially selected 40 subjects including them into the Study Group for the analysis of blood flow and the diameter of the ISV in health. RESULTS Impairments of blood flow in the ISV were revealed in 61 (4.8%) of 1,265 extremities included into the study: the "classical" reflux in 9 (14.8%) limbs, ADBF was revealed in 37 (60.7%) limbs, a combination of the "classical" blood flow and ADBF - in 15 (24.6%) limbs. Hence, the patients were subdivided into three groups. Studying the nature of blood flow through the ISV in the control group on 40 lower limbs revealed no blood flow disorders. The mean ISV diameter amounted to 1.68 mm (ME=1 mm). The ISV diameter was considerably higher in all studied groups as compared with the control one (p<0.0001). The diameter of the ISV in its proximal portion averagely amounted to 4.48 mm (SD 1.337 mm, SE 0.171 mm). The diameter in the distal portion amounted to 5.39 mm (SD 1.725 mm, SE 0.221 mm).
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- E V Shaidakov
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Non Governmental Medical Facility Limited Liability Company 'Medalp', Saint Petersburg, Russia; Non Governmental Medical Facility Limited Liability Company 'Axon', Vyborg, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Non Governmental Medical Facility Limited Liability Company 'Medalp', Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Non Governmental Medical Facility Limited Liability Company 'Medalp', Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Non Governmental Medical Facility Limited Liability Company 'Medalp', Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Mandolesi S, Niglio T, Orsini A, De Sio S, d'Alessandro A, Mandolesi D, Fedele F, d'Alessandro A. Venous compression syndrome of internal jugular veins prevalence in patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency. Ann Ital Chir 2016; 87:406-410. [PMID: 27842009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Analysis of the incidence of Venous Compression Syndrome (VCS) with full block of the flow of the internal jugular veins (IJVs) in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency. METHODS We included 769 patients with MS and CCSVI (299 males, 470 females) and 210 controls without ms and ccsvi (92 males, 118 females). each subject was investigated by echo-color-doppler (ecd). morphological and hemodynamic ecd data were recorded by a computerized mem-net maps of epidemiological national observatory on ccsvi and they were analyzed by mem-net clinical analysis programs. RESULTS VCS of IJVs occurs in 240 subjects affected by CCSVI and MS (31% of total) and in 12 controls (6% of total). The differences between the two groups are statistical significant (X² = 36.64, p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Up to day there are no longitudinal studies that allow us to identify the WC of jugular and/or vertebral veins as etiology of a chronic neurodegenerative disease, but we note that Venous Compression Syndrome of IJVs is strongly associated with MS and CCSVI. KEY WORDS Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency, Multiple Sclerosis, Venous Compression Syndrome.
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Kalinin RE, Suchkov IA, Pshennikov AS, Kamaev AA, Mzhavanadze ND. [Concentration of matrix metalloproteinases and magnesium ions in patients with varicose veins of lower limbs]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2016; 22:24-28. [PMID: 27935876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The study was aimed at investigating alterations in the concentration of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-9) and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), as well as the level of magnesium ions (Mg2+) as an indicator of connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) in patients presenting with lower limb varicose veins. The study included a total of 110 people. Of these, the Study Group comprised 90 patients with lower limb varicose veins of clinical class C2-C6 (according to the CEAP classification) and the Control Group was composed of 20 apparently healthy volunteers. Samples of peripheral blood were examined. The content of MMP-9, MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in blood serum was determined by means of the quantitative solid-phase immunoenzymatic assay. The concentration of Mg2+ was determined by the colorimetric method. We revealed a statistically significant interrelationship between the concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases and severity of varicose transformation of lower-limb veins, with the highest level of matrix metalloproteinases being observed in patients with cutaneous alterations and trophic ulcers. Determination of the level of matrix metalloproteinases and magnesium ions, characterizing connective tissue dysplasia, makes it possible to predict the development of lower limb chronic venous insufficiency and to evaluate the degree of its severity.
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- R E Kalinin
- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the Russian Federation Public Health Ministry, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the Russian Federation Public Health Ministry, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the Russian Federation Public Health Ministry, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the Russian Federation Public Health Ministry, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov under the Russian Federation Public Health Ministry, Ryazan, Russia
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Galkin SV, Pashin NV, Dedyukhin IG, Aleksandrov AG, Lebedeva MV. [Thrombectomy and plication of veins as a method of preventing pulmonary artery thromboembolism at a multidisciplinary surgical hospital]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2016; 22:85-89. [PMID: 27336339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The authors assessed efficacy and safety of the operation of plication of deep veins of lower extremities, pelvic veins, and the inferior vena cava as a method of preventing fatal pulmonary artery thromboembolism. A total of 48 patients were operated on. Of these, 23 patients belonged to traumatological-and-orthopaedical cohort, 3 to general surgical cohort, 4 to gynaecological, and 18 to vascular cohort (isolated deep vein thrombosis). The length of the floating head of the thrombus varied from 2 to 10 cm. The presence of a floating thrombus in traumatological, surgical and gynaecological patients, regardless of the length of the floating part was an absolute indication for thrombectomy and venous plication. Vascular patients were operated on in accordance with the National Guidelines (with the length of the thrombus floating portion of not less than 4 cm). In all cases, surgical management envisaged direct and indirect thrombectomy. Plication was always performed above the level of venotomy. It was shown that thrombectomy combined with plication of major veins is a reliable and safe method of prophylaxis, being in some cases the only possible method of preventing fatal pulmonary artery thromboembolism. The operation of plication makes it possible not to cancel a scheduled surgical intervention in patients with a detected floating thrombus of major veins. The operation of thrombectomy and plication above the level of the floating head of the thrombus may be considered an operation of choice in the conditions where there is no possibility to use endovascular methods of treatment (implantation of a cava filter, endovascular catheter thrombectomy), as well as in pregnant women. Restoration of the venous lumen occurs at safe terms spontaneously, not requiring repeat surgical intervention. Simultaneous plication of the vein does not complicate the course of the postoperative period of the main surgical intervention. Thrombectomy and plication do not lead to the development of severe chronic venous insufficiency.
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- S V Galkin
- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Republican Clinical Hospital, Republic of Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Republican Clinical Hospital, Republic of Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Republican Clinical Hospital, Republic of Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Republican Clinical Hospital, Republic of Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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- Department of Thoracovascular Surgery, Republican Clinical Hospital, Republic of Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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Pokrovskiĭ AV, Ignat'ev IM, Volodiukhin MI, Gradusov EG. [First experience with hybrid operations for chronic obstruction of iliac-femoral segment veins in patients with post-thrombotic disease]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2016; 22:131-138. [PMID: 27626261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The present study was aimed at assessing initial results of hybrid operations in obstructive lesions of the iliac-femoral veins in patients with post-thrombotic disease (PTD). Hybrid operations [open endovenectomy from the common femoral vein (CFV) with creation of an arteriovenous fistula + stenting of iliac veins] were performed carried out in a total of eleven patients with PTD. Of these, there were 7 men and 4 women aged from 34 to 52 years (mean age - 42.8±7 years). All patients had severe-degree chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The distribution of patients according to the CEAP classification was as follows: C4a - 2 patients, C4b - 4 patients, C5 - 4 subjects, C6 - 1 patient. The time having elapsed since a newly onset episode of acute iliac-femoral venous thrombosis varied from 2 to 12 years (averagely - 7.1±3.3 years). The degree of manifestation of PTD was determined by means of the Villalta-Pradoni scale before and 6 months after the operation. Instrumental methods of study included ultrasound duplex scanning (USDS), magnetic resonance and/or multispiral computed venography, and contrast-enhanced X-ray venography. The technical success of the procedure amounted to 91%. In one patient with occlusion of the common and external iliac veins we failed to perform recanalization and stenting. A further one patient developed in-stent and CFV thrombosis on the second postoperative day. An attempt of catheter thrombolysis turned out unsuccessful. There were no wound complications in the postoperative period. Neither was pulmonary artery thromboembolism registered. The dynamic control was carried out by means of USDS before discharge from hospital and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the intervention. The outcomes of hybrid operations after 6 months were followed up in five patients. Secondary patency rate of the stented iliac veins amounted to 100%. No relapses of trophic ulcers were observed. According to the Villalta-Prandoni scale the value of the median of the composite index decreased from 15 to 7 (p=0.012). The first experience with hybrid operations for obstructive lesions of veins of the iliac-femoral segment demonstrated their high efficacy and safety. Efficiency of the operation was confirmed by significant clinical improvement and good results of patency of the restored-repaired segments of veins.
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- A V Pokrovskiĭ
- Institute of Surgery named after A.V. Vishnevsky under the RF Ministry of Public Health, Moscow, Russia; Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre, Kazan, Russia; Kazan State Medical University of the RF Ministry of Public Health, Kazan, Russia
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- Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre, Kazan, Russia; Kazan State Medical University of the RF Ministry of Public Health, Kazan, Russia
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- Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russia
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Cerbone AM, Tufano A, Coppola A, Cimino E, Di Minno MN, Di Minno G. Pharmacological treatment and prevention of chronic venous ulcers: a review. Minerva Cardioangiol 2015; 63:231-238. [PMID: 25937530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Chronic venous insufficiency and chronic venous ulcers represent an important medical problem, because of the high incidence and prevalence in the general population, and need to be considered as a lifelong degenerative condition, with socioeconomic consequences. Ulceration is a severe complication of the post-thrombotic syndrome, often precipitated by minor trauma. The rate of post-thrombotic syndrome varies between 20% and 100% of patients with deep vein thrombosis, mostly occurring within two years of an initial thrombotic event. This syndrome is difficult to treat, causes significant disability and reduces the quality of life. To date, there are no effective therapies of chronic venous ulcers and no definite strategies for identifying patients at risk for the development of ulceration. The role of adequate compression with elastic stockings is well recognized. Several systemic drugs have been tested for a possible effect on chronic venous ulcer healing, but none has been widely accepted as standard therapy in this setting. It has been suggested that extended oral anticoagulation should be investigated as a possible preventative measure. Waiting for the results in this field, an adequate management of anticoagulation in terms of anticoagulant intensity and duration should be recommended for the prevention of recurrent deep vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic syndrome and chronic venous ulcers.
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- A M Cerbone
- Regional Reference Center for Coagulation Disorders, Department Of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, "Federico II" University Hospital, Naples, Italy -
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Spáčil J. [Does body height affect the severity of chronic venous disease in lower extremities?]. Vnitr Lek 2015; 61:202-206. [PMID: 25873115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The effect of obesity on chronic venous disease has been known. The effect of body height has not been studied until now, although venous pressure is clearly influenced by hydrostatic pressure in the vertical position. METHODS We have examined 1026 lower extremities in 124 men and 392 women with suspected chronic venous disease. Their clinical condition was evaluated using CEAP classification. Duplex sonography was used to exclude deep venous occlusion and to evaluate any present reflux. Venous functions were evaluated based on venous pump performance during exercise and according to venous refilling time. RESULTS We confirmed the known, statistically highly significant relationship between age and weight, and severity of clinical condition and presence of reflux. We provided evidence of significant relationships between the clinical condition and plethysmographic parameters. We did not demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between body weight and clinical condition, venous refilling time after exercise and presence of reflux, and only a weak relationship with respect to the performance of venous muscle pump in the right lower extremities. CONCLUSION We did not demonstrate an effect of body height on the severity of chronic venous disease.
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- P Brzezinski
- Head of Department of Dermatology, 6th Military Support Unit, Ustka, Poland
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- Head of Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine V Babes, Timisoara, Romania
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- Head of Department of Dermato-Physiology, Apollonia University Iasi, Strada Muzicii nr 2, Iasi-700399, Romania
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- Head of Department of Dermatology, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Strada Universitãtii 16, Iasi, Romania
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Tsukanov YT, Tsukanov AY, Levdansky EG. [Lesion of pelvic organs in secondary varicose veins of the small pelvis]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2015; 21:94-100. [PMID: 26035571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The authors studied peculiarities of pelvic organs lesions in patients presenting with secondary small pelvic varicose veins (SPVV) induced by endured thrombosis of iliac veins. The study included a total of 70 patients after endured thrombosis of iliac veins verified by radiodiagnostic methods. The average duration of thrombosis amounted to 3.8 years. The patients were subdivided into two groups. The Study Group comprised 48 patients presenting with small pelvic varicose veins revealed by duplex scanning; the Control Group was composed of 22 patients with no varicose pelvic veins. It was determined that characteristic features of patients with secondary SPVV having developed after iliac veins thrombosis included chronic pelvic pain, dilatation of cavernous veins of the rectum, inguinal vein varicosity and varicose veins of the groin and anterior abdominal wall. Formation of secondary SPVV after endured iliac vein thrombosis leads to disorders of pelvic organs, similar to those in primary varicosity, but more often being functional. Endured iliac veins thrombosis in formation of secondary SPVV leads to urination impairments with prevalence of moderately pronounced symptomatology. Small pelvic organs dysfunction in women with secondary SPVV due to endured iliac veins thrombosis manifests itself in dyspareunia, leukorrhea, and dysmenorrhea.
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- Yu T Tsukanov
- Omsk State Medical University of the Russian Public Health Ministry, Omsk, Russia
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- Omsk State Medical University of the Russian Public Health Ministry, Omsk, Russia
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- Omsk State Medical University of the Russian Public Health Ministry, Omsk, Russia
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Stoiko YM, Mazaishvili KV, Khlevtova TV, Tsyplyashchuk AV, Kharitonova SE, Akimov SS. [Effect of pharmacotherapy on course of postoperative period after endovenous thermal ablation]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2015; 21:77-81. [PMID: 26355925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The authors assessed the effect of a micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) on the course of the postoperative period after endovenous thermal ablation (EVTA). The patients of the Study Group matching by the main studied parameters to the Control Group patients were given the MPFF according to the suggested regimen for 7 days. The obtained results were analysed by means of questionnaires (CIVIQ, VCSS, VAS) and ultrasound angioscanning. The obtained findings were statistically processed by means of the program Statistica 6.0 and reliability of the results was assessed with the help of the Student t-test. Patients of the both groups showed complete stable obliteration of the target veins. No statistically significant differences of the items of the questionnaires CIVIQ and VCSS at the beginning of the study and at the last examination were revealed, differences were noted on days 2-14 after EVTA and were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Phlebotrophic therapy in the postoperative period after EVTA helps to decrease phlebitic alterations in the coagulated vein, to improve motor activity and mental psychoemotional state of the patients.
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- Yu M Stoiko
- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Surgical Centre named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia
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Sukovatykh BS, Sukovatykh MB. [MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INCOMPETENT PERFORATING VEINS IN PATIENTS WITH VARICOSE VEIN DISEASE OF LOWER LIMBS]. Vestn Khir Im I I Grek 2015; 174:15-19. [PMID: 26390582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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An analysis of the results of complex examination and treatment of 181 patients with varicose vein disease (according to CEAP classification C3-C6) was made. Patients were divided into 2 groups. The first group included 106 (58,6%) patients with venous clinical severity score C3 and the second group--75 (41,4%) patients with score C4-C6. An ultrasonic scintiangiography was used to determine the localization, intensity and length of blow-out in venous system of affected limb. The study found out 2 mechanisms of development of incompetent perforating veins. A superficial blood reflux influenced on the progress of venous insufficiency in 41 (38,7%) patients of the first group. The superficial and deep blood refluxes facilitated to development of the disease and were detected in 67 (89,4%) patients of the second group. It was stated, that there is a direct relation of perforating blood reflux rate with the level of intensity of superficial and deep blood reflux. The more expression of the refluxes took place, the more cases of incompetent perforating veins.
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Shvalb PG, Griaznov SV. [Minimally invasive method of correction of valvular insufficiency of the femoral vein in various causes of its origin genesis]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2015; 21:84-87. [PMID: 26035569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Presented herein are the results of treatment of patients with chronic venous insufficiency and trophic ulcers of lower limbs on the background of varicose disease and postthrombophlebitic syndrome. The treatment consisted in removal of pathological deep vertical venous reflux by means of a modified method of dosed narrowing of the femoral vein according to P.G. Shvalb's technique [1]. The obtained outcomes confirmed the necessity of influencing the pathological vertical deep venous reflux in patients with severe forms of chronic venous insufficiency and pronounced retrograde shunt along deep veins.
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- P G Shvalb
- Regional Clinical Cardiological Dispensary, Ryazan, Russia
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- Regional Clinical Cardiological Dispensary, Ryazan, Russia
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Kalinin RE, Suchkov IA, Pshennikov AS, Mzhavanadze ND. [Possibilities of pharmacotherapy for chronic venous insufficiency with diosmin preparations from the position of the endothelial functional state]. Angiol Sosud Khir 2015; 21:91-97. [PMID: 26355927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Despite a high level of the development of modern angiology and vascular surgery, the problem of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) complicating the course of various venous diseases seems to have no tendency towards being solved, thus calling forth permanent search for optimization of methods of treatment and rehabilitation of patients presenting with the above-mentioned syndrome. The article presents a review of contemporary studies dedicated to the problem of correcting CVI. Special attention is paid to the endothelial state in CVI and possibilities of correcting endothelial dysfunction with the use of bioflavonoids, in particular, diosmin. Also presented herein are the results of an original experimental study dedicated to peculiarities of the endothelial functional state, endothelial dysfunction, and correction thereof on the background of the existing CVI.
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- R E Kalinin
- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia
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- Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia
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Quarto G, Genovese G, Apperti M, Amato B, Benassai G, Furino E. Is the fibrotic parietal thickening a reliable parameter for diagnosing previous asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis? Ann Ital Chir 2015; 86:427-431. [PMID: 26428260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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AIM Research of a starting point to debate about the possibility of identifying a unique sign of previous DVT. MATERIAL OF STUDY A retrospective study involving 202 outpatients with venous insufficiency of the lower limbs (CEAP classes C 4/6), classified according to the affected venous district. Patients positive for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were subjected to Compression Ultra Sound test (CUS test) with measurement of the wall thickness at the point of formation of the thrombus and at fixed points of common femoral and popliteal veins used also in the patients with negative history of DVT RESULTS: Among total group, only 19 patients (9.40%) had an history of DVT. No one of them had a superficial incontinence. The measurement of wall thickness in positive DVT history patients (group A) resulted in an average value of 1.10 mm (s.d=0.06), while the average value obtained in negative DVT history (group B) was 0.55 mm (s.d.= 0.20). However, in 13 patients wall thickness was > 1mm (mean: 1.04 mm). The difference between the averages of group A and B was statistically significant (p <0.05). DISCUSSION In all positive DVT history patients and in 13 ones with negative history we found an increase in wall thickness, with a value > 1 mm. Can the wall thickening more than 1 mm be considered an indicator of previous DVT? Can it be considered a "marker" for thrombophilia status? CONCLUSIONS The usefulness of a sign of previous DVT (even if asymptomatic), detected during a routine Doppler ultrasound check of lower limbs, could be a warning bell to investigate thrombophilia status. KEY WORDS Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Duplex ultrasound, Hypercoagulability, Post-thrombotic Syndrome, Venous Thromboembolism.
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Piga MA. ABOUT PATIENTS, "INVENTORS", JOURNALISTS, SCIENTISTS AND IRBs (TO SAY NOTHING OF THE INSTITUTIONS): CCSVI AND MS. Med Law 2014; 33:177-187. [PMID: 27351054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this article, the Author analyzes her own experience as a member of the IRB that approved a trial to determine the efficacy of a disobstruction procedure of extracranial veins by means of angioplasty in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The so-called "liberation therapy" was proposed by an Italian vascular surgeon, who theorized a condition called "chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency" (CCSVI) as playing a role in the pathogenesis of MS. This approval, given after an animated discussion amongst IRB members, lacked any solid scientific evidence of a causal relationship between CCSVI and MS, and was accepted despite the concerns about potential risks associated with the proposed therapy. Undoubtedly, considerable pressure was exerted on IRB by MS sufferers, who rushed off to get the surgery from the many clinics who offered liberation therapy.The remaining sense of bitter has raised a reflection on how to prevent similar future cases.
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Balint IB, Vizsy L, Vargovics E, Farics A, Parti K, Simon E. Cryosclerosis. A forgotten endovenous procedure for treating the incompetence of the great saphenous vein. Short term results. INT ANGIOL 2014; 33:547-552. [PMID: 24675151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM The aim of the present study was to prove the effectiveness, reliability and minimal invasiveness of cryosclerosis. METHODS A prospective non-randomized study had been performed. The study enrolled 96 patients; 48 patients were treated by cryosclerosis and the other 48 by conventional stripping. Every time high ligation and phlebectomy of varices were done, in 1 patient the incompentence of the small saphenous vein was treated also by cryosclerosis. During the follow-up visits the obliteration of the great saphenous saphenous vein (GSV) was investigated; as primary objective of the study, secondary outcome measures were the most frequent complications of the conventional surgery, postoperative pain and recovery. Color-Duplex scan of the operated lower extremity was performed into 30 patients of the study group. Additionally, the vein wall (unhandled and frozen) was analyzed by transmission electron microscope in one case. All of the involved patients were examined at a follow-up visit (7 days after surgery) and sent back a questionnaire (6-8 weeks after surgery). RESULTS Recanalization was observed only in 2 patients (success rate after 6 weeks: 93.3%). Thromboembolic events occurred only in the control group (1 patient, minor pulmonary embolism). Regarding mild wound healing disorder and lymphorrhea there were no significant differences between the groups. Concerning postoperative pain, bruising and recovery the cryosclerosis was found significantly favorable. The incidence of limb swelling after surgery was the same in each group. Temporary sensory abnormalities seem to be frequent in the study group, but the results show that the rate of permanent saphenous nerve injury is higher in the patients operated with the conventional method. The histological examination showed changes in the frozen vein wall. CONCLUSION Lacking long-term results, we can only consider that cryosclerosis allows the occlusion of the great saphenous vein, is minimal invasive and should be considered among endovenous procedures for treating GSV incompetence.
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- I B Balint
- Department of Surgery, Kanizsai Dorottya Hospital, Hospital of Nagykanizsa, Nagykanizsa, Hungary -
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