Impact of the calf perforators on the venous hermodynamics in primary varicose veins

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 629-635

  Recek, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Veins; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERTENSION; LEG ULCER; LEG VEIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN SURGERY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VARICOSE VEINS; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 33846512775     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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