How specific are venous symptoms for diagnosis of chronic venous disease?
Van der Velden S, Shadid N, Nelemans P, Sommer A. Phlebology. 2014 Jan 3. (Epub ahead of print). Reviewed by: Djordje Radak and Srdjan Babic Belgrade, Serbia Are the symptoms of venous disease specific for chronic venous disease (CVD)? Is the pain or swelling the most important venous symptoms? Does the presence of pain predicti CVD progression? What is the best medical treatment to prevent development of CVD? When should we start with medical treatment, to be more efficient in prevention of CVD progression? Those are the question that should be answer by large prospective multicentric international studies including patients…
