title: From the Veins to the Heart: A Rare Cause of Varicose Veins.
abstract: The presence of pulsating varicous veins is an uncommon finding, generically attributed to right heart failure. The precise causes of this phenomenon have been poorly defined in the literature. The finding of this infrequent condition is important because it may be a sign of major diseases, often not known. Here we described a 75-year-old woman presented to the Angiology Unit for the presence of bilateral pulsatile swelling in her groin and along both lower limbs. A bedside ultrasound examination showed an arterial like pulsating flow both in the superficial and in the deep veins of the lower limbs due to a severe tricuspid regurgitation not previously known.
authors.affiliation: Angiology Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalla Vestra
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grolla
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonanni
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dorrucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Presotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rigo