Is arteriovenous shunting involved in the development of varicosities? A study of the intraluminal pressure and oxygen content in varicose veins

Phlebology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Murphy, M A ^a   Hands, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; AV fistulae; Pressure; Shunts; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUPINE POSITION; VARICOSIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 49849083482     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2007.007070     Document Type: Article

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