Cutaneous vasomotion in patients with chronic venous insufficiency and the influence of compression therapy

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Heising, S ^a,b   Haase, H ^a   Sippel, K ^a   Riedel, F ^a   Junger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compression therapy; Laser Doppler flux; Vasomotion; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FILTER; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; LEG ULCER; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; RANK SUM TEST; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION; SKIN; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149397973     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1155     Document Type: Article

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