Introduction Lower limb venous disease affects up to one half, and obesity up to one quarter,
of the adult population. Many people are therefore affected by, and present to health …

Aims To identify the associations and effects of nutritional characteristics and interventions
on ulcer outcomes in adult patients with venous leg ulcers. Background Venous leg ulcers …

Objective The risk factors obesity and reduced mobility are not well known in the
development of a Venous Leg Ulcer (VLU). The aim of this scoping review is to explore the …

Abstract Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) occur in about 1% of the Western population. A VLU
takes 3–12 months to heal, it recurs often, and it has a negative impact on the quality of life …

Impaired wound healing in the elderly represents a major clinical problem that is growing as
our population ages. Wound healing is affected by age and by co-morbid conditions …

Venous disease is prevalent, undertreated, and frequently unrecognized. During the past
two decades, new treatment modalities have changed how venous disease is approached …

Chronic wounds in older individuals are among the most devastating and difficult to treat
age-related ailments and are strongly intertwined with a sense of self-worth and quality of …

Background Chronic venous disease (CVD) affects> 20 million people in the United States.
Despite this huge prevalence, there are few data on whether the effectiveness of current …

Background The finding of concurrent deep venous reflux (DVR) when interrogating
superficial venous reflux is common and might be a marker of more severe chronic venous …

OBJECTIVES The association between obesity and graft failure after coronary artery bypass
grafting has not been previously investigated. METHODS We pooled individual patient data …