Treatment of Varicose Veins Affects the Incidences of Venous Thromboembolism and Peripheral Artery Disease

Shyue-Luen Chang; Sindy Hu; Yau-Li Huang; Mei-Ching Lee; Wen-Hung Chung; Chun-Yu Cheng; Yen-Chang Hsiao; Chee Jen Chang; Shu Ru Lee; Su-Wei Chang; Yu-Wen Wen

doi:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.120.010207

Treatment of Varicose Veins Affects the Incidences of Venous Thromboembolism and Peripheral Artery Disease

Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Mar;14(3):e010207. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.120.010207. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Authors

Shyue-Luen Chang^{1

2

3}, Sindy Hu^{1

2

3}, Yau-Li Huang^{1

2

3}, Mei-Ching Lee^{1

2

3}, Wen-Hung Chung^{1

2

3}, Chun-Yu Cheng^{1

2}, Yen-Chang Hsiao⁴, Chee Jen Chang^{5

6

7}, Shu Ru Lee⁶, Su-Wei Chang⁷, Yu-Wen Wen^{5

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Vein Clinic, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan (S.-L.C., S.H., Y.-L.H., M.-C.L., C.-Y.C., W.-H.C.).
² Department of Cosmetic Science, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Linkou, Taiwan (S.-L.C., S.H., Y.-L.H., M.-C.L., C.-Y.C., W.-H.C.).
³ Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Xiamen, China (S.-L.C., S.H., Y.-L.H., M.-C.L., W.-H.C.).
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan (Y.-C.H.).
⁵ Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C.J.C., Y.-W.W.).
⁶ Research Services Center for Health Information (C.J.C., S.R.L.), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁷ Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center (C.J.C., S.-W.C., Y.-W.W.), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

PMID: 33685215
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.120.010207

Abstract

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Keywords: incidence; peripheral artery disease; pulmonary embolism; varicose veins; venous thrombosis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Incidence
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / epidemiology
Pulmonary Embolism
Risk Factors
Varicose Veins* / epidemiology
Varicose Veins* / therapy
Venous Thromboembolism* / epidemiology