"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Venous Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Discovering overtreatment: second-opinion dilemma. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Dec; 60(6):1690-2.
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Stent placement for treatment of central and peripheral venous obstruction: a long-term multi-institutional experience. J Vasc Surg. 2000 Oct; 32(4):760-9.
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Intermittent brachiocephalic vein obstruction secondary to a thymic cyst. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Aug; 70(2):662-3.
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Endoscopic venous valve transplantation with a valve-stent device. Ann Vasc Surg. 1997 Jan; 11(1):62-7.
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Subcutaneous ossification of the legs in chronic venous stasis. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1983 Apr; 7(2):377-8.