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Article: Minimally Invasive Stent Treatment Aids Chronic Venous Insufficiency.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- July 12, 2009
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During circulation, arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the limbs (and other parts of the body) and veins return oxygen-poor blood to the heart. Disease of the limb arteries is commonly referred to as PAD (peripheral arterial disease). Venous return from the lower limbs may be affected when major veins are obstructed (stenosis or
occlusion) or when venous valves malfunction allowing abnormal reverse flow (reflux). When this happens, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) can occur.
Also contributing to the development of CVI can be being overweight or pregnant, lack of exercise, or standing or sitting for a long time without much leg movement. ...