Venous disease is a condition that encompasses a variety of different maladies that can affect an individual and is caused by abnormal or diseased veins. These can include such things as varicose veins, phlebitis and peripheral artery disease. Determining whether or not you have venous disease can be assessed through the symptoms you are experiencing. …
Many health problems get better or worse depending on the weather. While this was once considered an old wives’ tale, medical professionals now recognize that issues such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, and other weather factors absolutely affect the human body in a multitude of ways. People with varicose veins may notice that their health …
Chronic venous disease is a condition that is unfortunately shrouded in many all too common myths and misconceptions. As the standards of medical science have increased in the past few decades, many of these myths have been emphatically exposed and dispelled. However, the general public still needs to be educated concerning these misconceptions. What follows …
Chronic venous disease is a common yet painful disorder that ruins veins in the legs and causes ulcers as well as chronic pain. Vein pressure can increase due to blood clots, injury, surgery, and weight gain; symptoms include swelling, changes in skin color, dilated veins, and venous ulcers. Fortunately, several treatments for this disease are …
What is Chronic Venous Disease? Chronic venous disease or chronic venous insufficiency is a condition that causes the veins of the legs to prevent blood from traveling back to the heart. Normally the valves in veins move blood back to the heart and do not allow it to travel away from the heart. (Arteries move …
Chronic venous disease is a medical condition that afflicts millions of people all over the globe. Specifically, it is a disorder that concerns the veins of the legs. The veins of the legs play an important role in the human body. They move blood up and into the heart. Normal veins work through the use …
Venous ulcers or venous stasis ulcers are open wounds caused by poor blood circulation in the veins of the lower legs. Veins contain one-way valves that keep blood flowing toward the heart. Venous insufficiency occurs when a valve becomes damaged or fails. Blood then stops moving forward or upward and begins pooling in the vein. …
Damaged Valves Venous disease is a serious health condition requiring screening and treatment from a medical professional. It is primarily diagnosed in women over the age of 45, but men engaged in particular types of professions are frequently diagnosed with CVI or chronic venous insufficiency, as well. This medical condition affects the veins and valves …
