The white book of venous disease in Spain

Marc CAIROLS1 Josep MARINEL.LO I ROURA2 1. Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Bellvitge Hospital L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain 2. Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Mataró Hospital Mataró, Spain Chronic venous disease (CVD) is extremely important in Western countries because of its high prevalence, chronic nature, repercussions on quality of life, and complications.1-3 In Spain, there is a high incidence of CVD both in primary care and in vascular surgical departments. Consequently, CVD consumes a high percentage of available resources4 and a large part of the public health budget. A first step towards improving care for patients with CVD…

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Chronic venous disease in general practice in the Slovak Republic: the TRIANGLE Survey

Viera STVRTINOVA Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic RATIONALE OF THE TRIANGLE SURVEY IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC The TRIple Assessment in chronic venous disease linkiNg siGns, symptoms and quaLity of lifE (TRIANGLE) Survey is a screening program initiated by Servier. TRIANGLE is an international observational research program designed to provide information on the prevalence of chronic venous disease (CVD) and to help achieve better understanding of the triangular relationship between symptoms, signs, and the quality of life in patients suffering from CVD. The Slovakian TRIANGLE program, which is reported in this paper, was…

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