"Varicose Veins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Enlarged and tortuous VEINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D014648
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.927
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| Concept/Terms |
Varicose Veins- Varicose Veins
- Varicose Vein
- Vein, Varicose
- Veins, Varicose
- Varix
- Varices
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Varicose Veins" by people in Profiles.
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Demographic and Clinical Risk Factors of Developing Clinically Recognized Varicose Veins in Older Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Apr; 68(4):674-681.
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Beyond Varices: Complications of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension in Pediatrics. Semin Liver Dis. 2023 02; 43(1):100-116.
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Risk of Postoperative Thromboembolism in Men Undergoing Urological Prosthetic Surgery: An Assessment of 21,413 Men. J Urol. 2022 10; 208(4):878-885.
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Propranolol vs. band ligation for primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients with ascites: a randomized controlled trial. Hepatol Int. 2022 Aug; 16(4):944-953.
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Improved Characterization of a?Developmental Venous Anomaly with a?Varix-like Lesion and a?Venous Malformation by Venous 3D-DSA. Clin Neuroradiol. 2022 12; 32(4):1135-1140.
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Risk of variceal hemorrhage and pretransplant mortality in children with biliary atresia. Hepatology. 2022 09; 76(3):712-726.
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Symptomatic iris varix with enlargement following argon laser. Can J Ophthalmol. 2022 10; 57(5):e186-e187.
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Massive Extra-Abdominal Umbilical Vein Varix: A Case Report. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2021; 48(2):158-162.
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A Vulvar Venous Malformation in a 14-Year-Old Adolescent. J Adolesc Health. 2021 07; 69(1):168-170.
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A multi-institutional review of endovenous thermal ablation of the saphenous vein finds male sex and use of anticoagulation are predictors of long-term failure. Phlebology. 2021 May; 36(4):283-289.