To what extent might deep venous thrombosis and chronic venous insufficiency share a common etiology?

International Angiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 254-268

  Malone, P Colm ^a   Agutter, Paul S ^a  

^a Theoretical and Cell Biology Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Skin ulcer; Varicose veins; Venous valves

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CAPILLARY FLOW; CELL HYPOXIA; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LEUKOCYTE; LIPODERMATOSCLEROSIS; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGENATION; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; THROMBOGENESIS; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; ANOXIA; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FLOW; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; HEMODYNAMICS; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VARICOSE ULCER; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANOXIA; BLOOD COAGULATION; CELL HYPOXIA; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENOUS VALVES;

EID: 70350519069     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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