Validation of the supine venous pump function test: A new non-invasive tool in the assessment of deep venous insufficiency

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 483-488

  Janssen, M C H ^a   Claassen, J A H R ^a   Van Asten, W N J C ^a   Wollersheim, H ^a   De Rooij, M J M ^a   Thien, Th ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calf muscle pump function; Chronic venous insufficiency; Plethysmography; Post thrombotic syndrome; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUPINE POSITION; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0029814676     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910483     Document Type: Article

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