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Chronic venous insufficiency

Index Chronic venous insufficiency

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a medical condition in which blood pools in the veins, straining the walls of the vein. [1]

44 relations: Acroangiodermatitis, Aescin, Aesculus hippocastanum, Angiology, Avulsion injury, Cellulitis, Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, Chronic wound, Claude Franceschi, Compartment syndrome, Compression stockings, Corona phlebectatica, CVC, CVI, Daflon, Diosmin, Ectasia, Erysipelas, Heavy legs, Hydroxyethylrutoside, ICD-10 Chapter IX: Diseases of the circulatory system, Idiopathic short stature, Insufficiency, Laser ablation, Lipedema, List of ICD-9 codes 390–459: diseases of the circulatory system, List of medical abbreviations: C, Lymphedema, Panniculitis, Peripheral artery disease, Red vine leaf extract, Reflux (disambiguation), Rutin, Short stature, Stiletto heel, Ultrasonography of chronic venous insufficiency of the legs, Varicose veins, Vascular surgery, Vein stripping, Veinoplus, Venography, Venous insufficiency, Venous ulcer, Wound assessment.

Acroangiodermatitis

Acroangiodermatitis of Mali (also known as "Mali acroangiodermatitis" and "Pseudo-Kaposi's sarcoma") is a rare cutaneous condition often characterized by purplish-blue to brown papules and plaques on the medial and lateral malleolus of both legs.

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Aescin

Aescin or escin is a mixture of saponins with anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor and vasoprotective effects found in Aesculus hippocastanum (the horse chestnut).

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Aesculus hippocastanum

Aesculus hippocastanum is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae.

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Angiology

Angiology (from Greek ἀγγεῖον, angeīon, "vessel"; and -λογία, -logia) is the medical specialty which studies the diseases of the circulatory system and of the lymphatic system, i.e., arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels, and its diseases.

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Avulsion injury

In medicine, an avulsion is an injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion by either trauma or surgery (from the Latin avellere, meaning "to tear off").

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Cellulitis

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin.

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Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency

Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI or CCVI) is a term developed by Italian researcher Paolo Zamboni in 2008 to describe compromised flow of blood in the veins draining the central nervous system.

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Chronic wound

A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do; wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic.

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Claude Franceschi

Claude Franceschi (born October 12, 1942) is an angiologist French MD.

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Compartment syndrome

Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space.

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Compression stockings

Compression stockings are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further progression of, venous disorders such as edema, phlebitis and thrombosis.

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Corona phlebectatica

Corona phlebectatica is a cutaneous sign of chronic venous insufficiency, characterized by abnormally dilated veins around the ankle.

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CVC

CVC is an initialism that refers to any of the following.

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CVI

CVI may refer to.

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Daflon

Daflon is a micronized purified flavonoid fraction containing 90% diosmin and 10% other flavonoids expressed as hesperidin.

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Diosmin

Diosmin (diosmetin 7-O-rutinoside), a flavone derivative also known as venosmine, is a glycoside of diosmetin, which in turn is the 4'-methoxy derivative of luteolin.

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Ectasia

Ectasia, also called ectasis, is dilation or distention of a tubular structure, either normal or pathophysiologic, but usually the latter (except in atelectasis, where absence of ectasis is the problem).

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Erysipelas

Erysipelas is an acute infection typically with a skin rash, usually on any of the legs and toes, face, arms, and fingers.

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Heavy legs

Heavy legs (jambes lourdes) is an alleged medical condition, described as an "unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness" in the lower limbs.

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Hydroxyethylrutoside

Hydroxyethylrutosides (oxerutins, O-beta-hydroxyethyl-rutosides, HR or HER) are hydroxyethyl acetylations of rutoside.

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ICD-10 Chapter IX: Diseases of the circulatory system

ICD-10 is an international statistical classification used in health care and related industries.

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Idiopathic short stature

Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation.

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Insufficiency

Insufficiency is used in describing many medical conditions and may refer to.

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Laser ablation

Laser ablation is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam.

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Lipedema

Lipedema is a disorder where there is enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin.

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List of ICD-9 codes 390–459: diseases of the circulatory system

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List of medical abbreviations: C

Category:Lists of medical abbreviations.

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Lymphedema

Lymphedema, also known as lymphoedema and lymphatic edema, is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system, which normally returns interstitial fluid to the bloodstream.

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Panniculitis

Panniculitis is a group of diseases whose hallmark is inflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (the fatty layer under the skin – panniculus adiposus).

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Peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the arteries other than those that supply the heart or the brain.

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Red vine leaf extract

Red vine leaf extract (Vitis vinifera L folium) contains various nutrients including flavonoids quercetin-3-O-b-glucuronide, isoquercitrin (quercetin-3-O-b-glucoside) and kaempferol-3-O-b-D-glucoside.

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Reflux (disambiguation)

Reflux is a distillation technique involving the condensation of vapors and the return of this condensate to the system from which it originated.

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Rutin

Rutin, also called rutoside, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and sophorin, is the glycoside combining the flavonol quercetin and the disaccharide rutinose (α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranose).

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Short stature

Short stature refers to a height of a human being which is below typical.

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Stiletto heel

A stiletto heel is a long, thin, high heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women.

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Ultrasonography of chronic venous insufficiency of the legs

Ultrasonography of suspected or previously confirmed chronic venous insufficiency of leg veins is a risk-free, non-invasive procedure.

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Varicose veins

Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted.

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Vascular surgery

Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.

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Vein stripping

Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease.

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Veinoplus

Veinoplus is a class IIa medical device with CE marking.

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Venography

Venography (also called phlebography or ascending phlebography) is a procedure in which an x-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the bone marrow or veins.

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Venous insufficiency

Venous insufficiency can refer to.

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Venous ulcer

Venous ulcers (venous insufficiency ulceration, stasis ulcers, stasis dermatitis, varicose ulcers, or ulcus cruris) are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the legs (hence leg ulcers).

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Wound assessment

Wound assessment is a component of wound management that collects information about the patient, and the wound before a treatment plan is prescribed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_venous_insufficiency

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