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Decreased PGE₂ content reduces MMP-1 activity and consequently increases collagen density in human varicose vein. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Varicose veins are elongated and dilated saphenous veins. Despite the high prevalence of this disease, its pathogenesis remains unclear.In this study, we investigated the control of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression by prostaglandin (PG)E₂ ...
Ingrid Gomez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Septicemia after cyanoacrylate glue closure of varicose veins

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Cyanoacrylate glue closure (CAC) is being increasingly used as a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of symptomatic incompetent saphenous veins.
Masato Nishizawa, MD, PhD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A randomized prospective long-term (\u3e 1 year) clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation to 980nm laser ablation of the great saphenous vein [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Purpose To compare the short- and long-term (\u3e1 year) efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (ClosureFAST™) versus endovenous laser ablation (980 nm diode laser) for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency of the great saphenous vein.
Komorowski, Daniel   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis but suffer a high early failure rate. The aim of this study was to determine how venous distensibility, as measured in vitro, relates to early ...
Barnes, Rachel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Dynamic Cavernosographies in Erectile Dysfunction due to Venous Leakage [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Of 521 patients with erectile dysfunction in whom a multidisciplinary approach was used, 145 (27.8%) showed venous leakage as (concomitant) etiology of the impotence in dynamic cavernosography.
Bookstein   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Dilatation of suprapubic veins as a manifestation of pelvic varicose veins: description of a clinical case

open access: yesАмбулаторная хирургия, 2023
The presence of dilated suprapubic veins (suprapubic shunt) is considered to be a classic symptom of post-thrombotic and non-thrombotic venous outflow obstruction. Meanwhile, the descriptions of isolated cases of the creation of a suprapubic shunt during
A. A. Akulova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do surgeries for varicose veins carry a risk of deep vein thrombosis? Endovenous laser ablation and conventional saphenectomy – a comparison

open access: yesPediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna, 2017
Venous diseases, in particular varicose veins of the lower extremities, are one of the most common chronic diseases and a significant cause of morbidity in Europe and the USA. Varicose veins are considered a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis.
Zbigniew Krasiński   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Great Saphenous Vein—An Underrated Recipient Vein in Free Flap Plasty for Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A Retrospective Monocenter Study

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Background Reconstruction of large soft tissue defects of the lower extremity often requires the use of free flaps. The main limiting factor and potential for complications lie in the selection of proper donor and recipient vessels for microvascular ...
Abdulwares Meiwandi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Initial outcomes of endovenous laser ablation with 1940 nm diode laser in the treatment of incompetent saphenous veins

open access: yesVascular, 2018
Objectives To investigate the initial outcomes of 1940 nm diode laser in the treatment of incompetent saphenous veins. Methods This was a prospective observational study.
Insoo Park
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bridge saphenous vein graft

open access: yesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1975
Single aorta-coronary artery vein grafts (bridge grafts) were constructed to two coronary branches with a side-to-side anastomosis in 250 patients. Most of these grafts were constructed between circumflex branches (96 grafts), circumflex and diagnol branches (47 grafts), and anterior descending and diagonol branches (79 grafts).
C, Cheanvechai   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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