Saphenous pulsation on duplex may be a marker of severe chronic superficial venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1338-1343

  Lattimer, Christopher R ^a   Azzam, Mustapha ^a   Kalodiki, Evi ^a   Makris, Gregory C ^a   Geroulakos, George ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SAPHENOUS PULSATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867745347     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.04.048     Document Type: Article

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