Pulsatile varicose veins: an uncommon presentation of a common condition

Varicose veins of the lower limbs are common. However, pulsatile varicose veins are unusual. They could be an indicator of a sinister underlying pathology, such as severe cardiac dysfunction. It is easy to miss these rare cases during clinical workup, which can result in futile treatment with potent...

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Autores principales: Gunawardena, Thilina, Godakandage, Manujaya, Saseekaran, Balasubramaniyam, Cassim, Rezni, Wijeyaratne, Mandika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8354335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34404998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.210075
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author Gunawardena, Thilina
Godakandage, Manujaya
Saseekaran, Balasubramaniyam
Cassim, Rezni
Wijeyaratne, Mandika
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description Varicose veins of the lower limbs are common. However, pulsatile varicose veins are unusual. They could be an indicator of a sinister underlying pathology, such as severe cardiac dysfunction. It is easy to miss these rare cases during clinical workup, which can result in futile treatment with potentially dangerous consequences. In this report, we describe 2 cases of pulsatile varicose veins that highlight different etiologies and management strategies for this condition.
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spelling pubmed-83543352021-08-16 Pulsatile varicose veins: an uncommon presentation of a common condition Gunawardena, Thilina Godakandage, Manujaya Saseekaran, Balasubramaniyam Cassim, Rezni Wijeyaratne, Mandika J Vasc Bras Case Report Varicose veins of the lower limbs are common. However, pulsatile varicose veins are unusual. They could be an indicator of a sinister underlying pathology, such as severe cardiac dysfunction. It is easy to miss these rare cases during clinical workup, which can result in futile treatment with potentially dangerous consequences. In this report, we describe 2 cases of pulsatile varicose veins that highlight different etiologies and management strategies for this condition. Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2021-08-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8354335/ /pubmed/34404998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.210075 Text en Copyright© 2021 The authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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