"Venous Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with EDEMA and sometimes with VENOUS STASIS ULCERS at the ankle.
| Descriptor ID |
D014689
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Venous Insufficiency- Venous Insufficiency
- Insufficiencies, Venous
- Insufficiency, Venous
- Venous Insufficiencies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Venous Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Patients with chronic venous insufficiency in the times of COVID-19 and the risk of thrombus formation - suggestions on conservative treatment of such patients based on the principles of pathophysiology. Pol Przegl Chir. 2021 Apr 27; 93(2):43-52.
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Caring for patients with venous insufficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary care center. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2020 07; 8(4):695.
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Multicomponent Compression Bandaging for Refractory Bilateral Lower Extremity Edema of Multifactorial Origin in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Case Series. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 12; 58(6):e5-e8.
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Current Therapeutic Interventions in Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency: a Comprehensive Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2019 Mar 04; 23(3):16.
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Endovenous Thermal Ablation of Recurrent Varicose Veins due to Residual Great Saphenous Venous Insufficiency After Saphenous Venous Surgery: A Comparative Study. Dermatol Surg. 2018 10; 44(10):1287-1294.
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Validation of a Gravitational Model to Study Local Endogenous Biomarkers in Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2018 Dec; 56(6):865-873.
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Erosive pustular dermatosis of the leg: an uncommon entity? G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2017 12; 152(6):675-678.
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Jugular Anomalies in Multiple Sclerosis Are Associated with Increased Collateral Venous Flow. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Aug; 38(8):1617-1622.
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The evidence supporting treatment of reflux and obstruction in chronic venous disease. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2017 05; 5(3):399-412.
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Rac1 Pharmacological Inhibition Rescues Human Endothelial Dysfunction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Feb 28; 6(3).