Physiological reflux and venous diameter change in the proximal lower limb veins during a standardised valsalva manoeuvre

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 398-403

  Jeanneret, Ch ^a   Labs, K H ^a   Aschwanden, M ^a   Bollinger, A ^b   Hoffmann, U ^b   Jager K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Duplex sonography; Family history; Normal values; Sex; Valsalva manoeuvre; Venous diameter; Venous diameter change; Venous reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FORCED EXPIRATION; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG VEIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VARICOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0033134883     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0797     Document Type: Article

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