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Category: Chronic Venous Disease

PAD and diabetes are linked in this red and orange visualization of rising blood sugar.
Chronic Venous Disease

Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Understanding Chronic Venous Insufficiency Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a condition that occurs when the veins in your legs return blood to your heart as they should. When this happens, blood can flow backward and lead to pooling in your legs.  It’s

A physician touches a patients leg while examining them for venous disease.
Chronic Venous Disease

What are the Consequences of Venous Disease?

Venous Disease Consequences Healthy blood circulation is an essential element to virtually every other normal function your body performs. After all, you can’t breathe, digest food, or even move without blood flowing to your heart. This also means that when problems occur

A physician touches a patients leg while examining them for venous disease.
Chronic Venous Disease

Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Disease

Authored By: Dr. Bryan Kramer, MD and Grace Boyle, OMS-II What is Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Disease? Definition: Spectrum of lower extremity vein abnormalities that may be morphologic and/or functional in nature that lead to venous dilation  May or may not be