Abstract
Aims: To find a method for quantifying venous insufficiency using duplex sonography. The relation between the arterial inflow and the venous outflow of the leg (SV-VA-Index) was correlated to the grade of venous disease. Patients and Methods: 46 patients with varicosis of the great saphenous vein, 30 patients with truncal varicosis and 40 patients without any venous disorder were examined. Duplex sonography was done under standardised conditions in horizontal position with 45°elevated upper part of the body. SV-VA-Index was calculated by division of the venous and arterial data. Results: Significant differences between the three collectives concerning the SV-VA-Index were found (p <0.005). In healthy persons the SV-VA-Index was 0.8-0.9. In incomplete varicosis the index was 1.1-1.2 and in complete varicosis of the great saphenous vein the index was 1.5-2.0. Conclusion: The measurement of the volume flow in the common femoral vein and artery by duplex-sonography is a suitable method for quantifying venous insufficiency by hemodynamics.
| Translated title of the contribution | Correlation of the volume flow in the common femoral vein and artery (SV-VA index) in different forms of varicosis |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Phlebologie |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 12-16 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0939-978X |
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| Publication status | Published - 03.2000 |
