title: Venous disease: the missing link in cardiovascular medicine.
abstract: Until recently, medical literature and the practice of vascular medicine focused on the cosmetic aspects of venous disease and the advanced stages of venous insufficiency such as painful varicose veins and venous ulcers. The systemic effects of venous insufficiency resulting from a reduction of venous return and increased transit time of blood from the lower extremities that can mimic heart failure are only recently being recognized. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment options for the patients with venous insufficiency, and increases awareness about the systemic effects of venous disease and its role in the practice of cardiovascular medicine.
authors: Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles and Geffen School of Medicine-UCLA Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors: Hooman
authors: H
authors: Madyoon
authors: Norman E
authors: NE
authors: Lepor
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D010690:Phlebography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy