title: Screening for lower extremity venous disease.
abstract: Chronic venous disease (CVD) is frequently found in the general population. However, CVD is often overlooked by both healthcare providers and patients due to an underappreciation of the magnitude and impact of this condition. The importance of CVD relates to its prevalence, the natural history of the disease, and the socioeconomic impact of its manifestations. The aim of this article is to improve awareness of lower extremity venous disease and encourage screening to identify undiagnosed CVD and to identify patients at earlier stages of disease to prevent progression to more advanced states at the time of initial diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: bly9002@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Benjamin L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Winokur
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Khilnani
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Chronic venous disease; Chronic venous insufficiency; Vein screening; Venous leg ulcers; Venous thromboembolic disease