"patients with deep vein obstruction (10 iliac and 15 femoral) and a control group of 25 healthy volunteers studied with both APS and US. The segmental distribution of the flow was defined as a fraction of the total volume outflow contributed by each of the three veins (superficial femoral vein SFV, profunda femoral vein [PFV], great saphenous vein [GSV]) expressed in percent. APG is a good test to determinate iliac vein occlusions, but is not effective in femoral vein occlusions. In healthy volunteers, SFV contributes 40% to 60%, PFV 20% to 30%, and GSV 10% to 20% to the total outflow. In t"

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"ition of hemosiderin leading to lipodermatosclerosis and ulceration. In a preliminary study, the author evaluated skin samples from legs with CVI to assess the mechanism of dermal damage by means of histology, histochemistry, and immunohistochemistry data, and with drug administration of micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF). Skin samples were from patients of CEAP classification C2, C3, C4a, C4b, C6. The erythrocyte diapedesis occurred only during active inflammatory phases of skin dermopathy. In the presence of MPFF, the action of MPFF mitigated the effects of the inflammatory action"

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"ingle random sample out of population registers. The 3072 participants ranged in age from 18 to 79 years (43.9% male, 56.1% female). The response rate was 59%. The CEAP classification and duplex scanning were used. Chronic venous disorders are very common in the general population. The prevalence was 87.5% for telangiectases, 23% for varicose veins, 17% for chronic vein insufficiency (CVI) (C3-C6), and 0.7% for C5-6 (venous leg ulcers) in both males and females. The most important risk factors for telangiectases and varicose veins were age (over 60), female gender, pregnancies, and family h"

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"emy (see picture on page 144 of the present issue). Flow in the popliteal vein is markedly reduced (-40%) during sleep in the sitting position. This is partially ameliorated by standard foot exercises recommended by airlines. Blood flow is actually increased over and above baseline readings (+20%) with foot exercises against severe resistance. According to Fletcher’s study, the effect is short-lived and exercise needs to be repeated every 15 to 30 minutes. Following an earthquake, Japanese people tend to sleep in their cars for several days as a precaution against subsequent tremors."

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"ical Academy of Silesia SPSK Nr 7 GCM Ziolowa Street 47 40-635 Katowice POLAND Giuseppe CALANDRA Ospedale Israelitico Via Fulda 14 00148 Roma ITALY Vadim BOGACHEV 1-st Moscow City Hospital Department of Surgery 117049, Lenisky pr-t, 8-6 Moscow RUSSIA Chairman: Prof Andis NICOLAIDES Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre 2 Kyriacou Matsi Ayios Dhometios 2368 Nicosia CYPRUS Armando MANSILHA Vascular Surgery Department S. João University Hospital Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro 4202-451 Porto Portugal Enrique MANUEL-RIMBAU MUNOZ Son Dureta Hospital. C/Andrea Doria "

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"ents 6. Miscellaneous "

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