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Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) |
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| What is Chronic Venous Inefficiency ? |
| Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is poor return of blood from feet and legs back to the heart. |
| Causes of Chronic Venous Inefficiency |
CVI may occur following excessive clotting and soreness of the leg veins, a disease known as deep vein thrombosis.
CVI also results from a simple failure of the valves in leg veins to hold blood against gravity, leading to sluggish movement of blood out of the veins, resulting in swollen legs. |
| Symptoms of Chronic Venous Inefficiency ? |
| Symptoms:
CVI may cause feet and calves to become swollen, often accompanied by a dull ache made worse with prolonged standing. If CVI is allowed to progress, the skin tends to darken and ulcers may occur. CVI often causes varicose veins.
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| Diagnosis of Chronic Venous Inefficiency ? |
| Walking helps move blood out of the veins. Wearing tight-fitting compression stockings available from pharmacies further supports the veins. |
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