Evaluation of the relationship between clinical manifestations of varicose veins (and grade of varicose veins) with patient risk factors and adaptation of ultrasound findings
School of Medicine Students' Journal,
Vol. 3 No. 4 (2021),
31 December 2021
https://doi.org/10.22037/smsj.v3i4.36085
Abstract
Background and aim: varicose veins are common and can make some complaints, such as cosmetic problems and pain. This disorder has risk factors such as long-time standing, high body mass index, and pregnancy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical presentations of varicose veins and the patient's risk factors and the relationship with sonographic findings.
Methods: in this cross-sectional study, all patients who came to Shohada-e –Tajrish hospital (Tehran-Iran) with varicose vein presentation were evaluated. Age, sex, standing time, smoking, multi-gravidity, and symptoms were recorded. A color Doppler sonography was taken from the veins of the involved legs among the patients.
Results: a total of 158 patients were evaluated and based on CEAP classification, 15.2% of patients had grade C0, 20.9% had grade C1, 24.1% had grade C2, 19.6% had grade C3, 7% had grade C4, 8.2% had grade C5, and 5.1% had grade C6. There was no relationship between symptoms of varicose veins and varicose veins severity. There was a relationship between the severity of varicose veins with age, sex, smoking, obesity, multi-gravidity, and standing time. Also, there was a relationship between sonographic findings of venous valves insufficiencies and the severity of varicose veins.
Conclusion: symptoms of varicose veins have no relationship with varicose vein severity but venous valve insufficiency, age, sex, smoking, obesity, multi-gravidity, and standing time have an association with varicose vein severity.
- varicose vein
- venous insufficiency
- Varices
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