Chronic venous insufficiency in a geriatric collective
Aim: Investigation of symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in geriatric patients >65 years and their relation to activities of daily life and locomotion. Methods: This monocenter pilot...
View ArticleUltrasound diagsnostics in phlebology
Since the introduction of the Doppler effect into clinical practice for the diagnosis of vascular and cardiac diseases, the technology has developed considerably. From the pencil probe (CW Doppler) to...
View ArticleCompression film bandage
Purpose: Textile compression stockings or bandages are limited in comfort; they do not allow uninterrupted wearing. A novel elastic film bandage was evaluated regarding practicability, patient comfort...
View ArticleAre side effects always undesirable?
Introduction: The endovenous thermal ablation of the great saphenous vein due to varicosis changes the blood circulation in the groin. This could affect the venous drainage of the penis, especially the...
View ArticleInflammatory ulcera caused of vasculitides and vasculopathy
In addition to traditional vascular causes ulceration of the lower leg as peripheral arterial disease and chronic venous insufficiency, it is primarily the vasculitis and vasculopathies, often are both...
View ArticleLow molecular heparin for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism – still...
In December 2014 the CATCH study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. CATCH is a randomized controlled trial comparing the low molecular weight heparin tinzaparin...
View ArticleA tannic extract (Pycnogenol®) for oral and topic treatment of CVI and...
The present review summarizes investigations concerning the biological activity as well as the clinical actions of an extract from the bark of the French maritime pine, Pycnogenol®, on the signs and...
View ArticleAnticoagulant dosing in renal impairment
Anticoagulants are widely used for prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in the elderly, who commonly have renal impairment and other comorbidities. Renal impairment is a risk factor for...
View ArticleHeparins – DOACS – VKA
Patients with cancer are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). At the same time they have often an underlying bleeding risk. That can often make decisions surrounding the administration of...
View ArticleDiagnosis and therapy in cancer-associated thromboembolism – what about...
Oncogenic transformation is closely linked to coagulation activation and cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common problem. Guidelines recommend thromboprophylaxis with a low molecular...
View ArticleVariable support towards ASCO recommendations for prophylaxis and treatment...
Objectives: To determine the attitude of physicians towards the ASCO evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer....
View ArticleAtypical venous thromboses in myeloproliferative neoplasias
We describe two patients who developed an extensive catheter-related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis and a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, respectively. Both thrombotic complications occurred in...
View ArticleLight medical compression stockings reduce complains while standing equally...
Background: In Germany, therapy with medical compression stockings (MCS) relies almost completely on stockings exerting an ankle pressure of 23–32 mmHg. There is, however, strong evidence that MCS...
View ArticleLYR study: Influence of a web-based application on the systematic...
The systematic acquisition of data for proving the benefit of standard treatment, demonstrating the efficiency of treatment provided by interprofessional patient management processes and providing...
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