Open AccessA study of risk factors of chronic venous insufficiency and its association with features suggestive of preceding or present deep venous thrombosis
Author(s) -
Ram H Malkani,
Rusina Karia,
Sneh Thadani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_271_18
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , venous thrombosis , chronic venous insufficiency , subclinical infection , thrombosis , gastroenterology , post thrombotic syndrome , reflux , surgery , disease
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), even though resolved, may damage the valves and may lead to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). We designed the present study to examine the thrombotic markers or other ultrasound features in the absence of active thrombosis in patients presenting with features suggestive of CVI.