Varicose Veins

Varicose veins
Definition:
Varicose veins are enlarged, twisted, painful superficial veins resulting from poorly functioning valves.
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Varicose veins are gnarled, enlarged veins. The word varicose comes from the Latin root varix, which means "twisted." Any vein may become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs and feet.
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Varicose Veins, Venous Disorders &Lymphatic Problems in the Lower Limbs. David J. Tibbs et al. Oxford Univ Press 1997.
Mitchel P. Goldman, MD, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of varicose veins: A review. J Am Acad Dermatol 1994;31:393-413.
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What are varicose veins?
What causes varicose veins?
Treatment of varicose veins
Complications ...
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Varicose veins are caused when the one-way valves in the veins don't work so blood flows back down causing them to bulge. The veins become visibly swollen and distorted.
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Varicose veins make your legs look ugly. There are things you can do to reduce them:
* Do regular exercise. Walking, running, cycling & swimming keep blood vessels healthy.
* Stick to a high-fibre & low-salt diet.
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Varicose veins are veins close to the skin that are swollen or stretched. Veins in the legs and pelvic area are most often affected. Varicose veins are more common in women.
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Varicose veins can be treated with a variety of approaches, including surgical intervention, injection therapy and catheter-based therapies.
About varicose veins ...
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Varicose veins usually occur in the legs. The valves in the veins become damaged or are absent, causing the veins to remain filled with blood, especially when you are standing.
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Varicose veins can be simply treated with an injection to close off the affected vein. This article looks at the best candidates for the procedure and how it is performed.
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Varicose veins
Warts
And numerous other conditions, diseases, and disorders.
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VARICOSE VEINS"These will usually disappear after childbirth. Walk a mile a day, to increase circulation. Change positions frequently, and never cross your legs. Sit with feet elevated. If necessary, wear support hose.
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Varicosis (Varicose Veins)
Varicosity (Varicose Veins)
Variola - Major and Minor (Smallpox)
Variola (Smallpox)
Varivax (Chickenpox - Vaccine) ...
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Figure 1.48. Varicose veins, ventral surface of the tongue in an older patient. These are dilated veins due to loss of elasticity and do not reflect any systemic condition.
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Varicose veins develop spontaneously, and are usually attributed to a hereditary weakness of the vein; the valves in the vein that keep the blood circulating upward toward the heart are usually incompetent.
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There have been scientific studies that treated the pelvic varicose veins of women with back and pelvic pain by tying or blocking off some or all of the abnormal veins. Fifty to 80 percent of these women reported good to excellent relief of symptoms.
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See: Peripheral artery disease; Varicose Veins & Spider Veins.
Common Misspellings: peripheral vascular diease, peripheral vascular desease, peripheal vascular disease, peripheal vascular diease, peripheal vascular desease, ...
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If you have severe varicose veins, you can help prevent stasis dermatitis by wearing compression stockings and by elevating your legs if you sit for long periods. Be alert for any reactions within 48 hours of using a medication.
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have varicose veins
are a diabetic
have high blood pressure
you are a smoker who smokes less than 40 cigarettes a day (if you smoke more than 40 cigarettes a day you should avoid taking the pill altogether)
are more than 35 years old ...
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A distended abdominal cavity
Bleeding of the varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus and in the stomach lining
Discomfort
Shortness of breath ...
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Tachycardia (Rapid Heartbeat)
Teenage Pregnancy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (Complex Partial Seizure)
Temporal Lobe Seizures (Complex Partial Seizure)
Uterine Prolapse
Varicose Veins
Venous Varicosities (Varicose Veins) ...
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VNUS Restore catheter/system Partially shrinks over-dilated varicose veins to restore competency of vein valves as a possible treatment for deep vein reflux; not FDA approved. Mfg: VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. Source: PR Newswire - 1/13/99.
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Blood clot
Leg infection
Venous insufficiency (when the veins in your legs are unable to adequately pump blood back to the heart)
Varicose veins
Burns (including sunburn)
Insect bite or sting
Starvation or malnutrition
Surgery to your leg or foot ...
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The disease usually affects the liver, spleen, and pancreas, resulting in low blood-cell counts, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids.
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A chronic redness, scaling, warmth and swelling on the lower legs. Often results in dark brown skin due to a pooling of blood and fluid under the skin, thus usually displayed by those with varicose veins and edema .
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