title: Clinical-anamnestic and instrumental data in outpatients suffering from venous disease.
abstract: The authors studied 200 consecutive outpatients with symptoms due to venous disease of the lower limbs. All the patients underwent anamnestic, clinical and instrumental evaluation (c.w. Doppler velocimetry and strain-gauge plethysmography). The results of this study showed that some anamnestic and clinical data are significantly related to venous disease detected by instrumental techniques. The superficial and deep vein hypertension were, instead, correlated to oral contraceptive use.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corrao
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciranni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paterna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parrinello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Licata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D010045:Outpatients; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010991:Plethysmography; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral