Venous Insufficiency: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis Venous insufficiency is most often caused by either blood clots or varicose veins In healthy veins, muscles pump a continuous flow of blood from the limbs back toward the heart
What is venous insufficiency? - Harvard Health Venous insufficiency can cause swelling in the lower legs and feet, a sense of heaviness in the legs, and in some cases, skin discoloration Treatments include elevating the legs, walking, and wear
Venous Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine Veins are thin-walled structures inside of which a set of valves keeps blood in the body flowing in one direction The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body’s tissues through thicker-walled arteries; the veins return that blood to the heart
Venous | definition of venous by Medical dictionary 1 Of or relating to the veins in the body: venous circulation 2 Of, relating to, or being the blood in the veins or pulmonary arteries that is usually dark red as a result of low oxygen content 3 Having numerous veins, as a leaf or the wings of an insect
What is Vein Disease? - American Venous Forum Blood flow in veins in the legs and lower parts of the body travels upstream against gravity on its way back to the heart To prevent backward flow of blood, veins contain one-way valves to ensure that blood successfully travels up out of the leg and back to the heart instead of pooling in the leg
Venous Disease | University of Michigan Health What is venous disease? Venous disease is the impairment of blood flowing to the heart and is a common condition affecting men and women of all ages and activity levels While many cases of venous disease are genetic, they can also be caused by environmental risks, pregnancy and other factors
Venous Disease I Ohio State Medical Center Venous disease is a general term for some of the common conditions that occur when blood pools in your leg veins, causing pain and other complications Venous disease affects about 15 percent of the adult population and results in symptoms that range from mild to severe