"Venous Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with EDEMA and sometimes with VENOUS STASIS ULCERS at the ankle.
| Descriptor ID |
D014689
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Venous Insufficiency- Venous Insufficiency
- Insufficiencies, Venous
- Insufficiency, Venous
- Venous Insufficiencies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Venous Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Venous hemodynamic changes in lower limb venous disease: the UIP consensus according to scientific evidence. Int Angiol. 2016 06; 35(3):236-352.
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Hemodynamic and biologic determinates of arteriovenous fistula outcomes in renal failure patients. Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015:171674.
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Non-HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma in 2 Hispanic patients arising in the setting of chronic venous insufficiency. Cutis. 2015 Jun; 95(6):E30-3.
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The CALF (Congenital Heart Disease in Adults Lower Extremity Systemic Venous Health in Fontan Patients) study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jul 06; 56(2):144-50.
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The value of inelastic compression. Phlebology. 2010 Jun; 25(3):105-6.
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Increasing awareness about venous disease: The American Venous Forum expands the National Venous Screening Program. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Aug; 48(2):394-9.
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Endovascular radiofrequency ablation: a novel treatment of venous insufficiency in Klippel-Trenaunay patients. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun; 47(6):1339-45.
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Laser and radiofrequency endovenous ablation of venous reflux. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2008 Mar; 20(1):75-9.
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Results of the national pilot screening program for venous disease by the American Venous Forum. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jan; 45(1):142-148.
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Measurement of lower leg compression in vivo: recommendations for the performance of measurements of interface pressure and stiffness: consensus statement. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Feb; 32(2):224-32; discussion 233.