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Symptoms in Dilating Venous Disease.
Ertan Yetkin1, Selcuk Ozturk2, Bilal Cuglan3
1Department of Cardiology, Istinye University Liv Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Current Cardiology Reviews
|March 14, 2020
Summary
Lower extremity venous diseases share underlying mechanisms with conditions like varicose veins, varicocele, and hemorrhoidal disease. This suggests common symptoms may arise across different venous territories due to shared vascular wall abnormalities.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Medicine
- Phlebology
- Symptomatology
Background:
- Lower extremity venous diseases involve venous hypertension, structural abnormalities, and inflammation.
- Similar pathophysiological processes underlie venous insufficiencies in the urogenital and anorectal systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential for common symptoms across different venous territories.
- To investigate the link between lower extremity venous disease and other venous conditions.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on venous diseases.
- Analysis of symptom overlap in Peripheral Varicose Vein (PVV), varicocele, Pelvic Varicosities or Congestion Syndrome (PCS), and Hemorrhoidal Disease (HD).
Main Results:
- A high coexistence rate of PVV, varicocele/PCS, and HD suggests a common etiology.
- Shared symptoms like pain, burning, pruritis, and swelling are expected due to anatomical continuity and underlying vascular wall abnormalities.
Conclusions:
- Venous dilating diseases across different anatomical regions likely share common symptoms.
- Investigating symptoms in one venous territory may provide insights into others, particularly in cases of Peripheral Varicose Vein, varicocele, Pelvic Varicosities or Congestion Syndrome, and Hemorrhoidal Disease.
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