BACKGROUND: Patients with sleep apnea have been reported to be associated with
increased prevalence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in some papers, which were criticized …

Chronic venous disease of the lower extremity is frequently not diagnosed, misdiagnosed or
untreated. Clinical findings are often minimized as cosmetic or simply attributable to the …

There are excellent guidelines for clinicians to manage venous diseases but few reviews to
assess their hemodynamic background. Hemodynamic concepts that evolved in the past …

Introduction Chronic venous disease (CVD) is a highly prevalent disease that presents a
wide spectrum of clinical expressions due to abnormalities in the venous system. Patients …

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an established risk factor for poor
cardiovascular outcomes and coronary artery disease, but its influence on the development …

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between arterial inflow rate (AIR) and venous filling
index (VFI) in limbs with or without varicose veins, assessed by air plethysmography (APG) …

Objective: To study the changes in central haemodynamics and the relationship between
arterial blood pressure and the venous dynamics of the lower limbs in patients with venous …

Background Ambulatory venous pressure (AMVP) measurement is considered the gold
standard in evaluating calf pump function in chronic venous disease. The AMVP protocol …

PURPOSE: We recorded symptoms reported by patients with chronic venous disease (CVD)
of the leg and correlated these with systemic inflammatory markers. METHODS: This was an …

Objective/background Chronic venous disease (CVD) is common, but the incidence of
venous reflux, a precursor to this condition, is unknown. This study measured the incidence …