Question 1

i have rheumatic heart disease and some venous insufficiency; are there single drugs that treat both?

Accepted Answer

2:1 Drug Rx: These are two different disease processes. Venous insufficiency is treated most often without medication but with compression. With your ra, you may feel uncomfortable with the compression that may require some compromise (a palliative approach) between yourself and your clinician.

Question 2

recovered- iv drug user veins were great, now terrible worried about long term issues for venous insufficiency and iv access pregnancy/emergencies?

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Stay clean: You say you're a recovered iv drug user with terrible veins. Suggest you keep the focus on staying clean and regaining physical as well as mental health. If you're not with NA, do go daily and find a sponsor. See a pcp and take care of your health. He/she is best to answer your question. Follow doctor's advice and keep all appts/referrals. See: http://www.na.org/ I hope this helps. All the best.

Question 3

is the discolouration from venous insufficiency reversible?

Accepted Answer

No : If you have discoloration, your venous insufficiency is serious and you are at risk of developing a leg ulcer, even if your legs feel fine. Elevate your legs. Wear compression stockings daily. See a phlebologist or vein specialist. Phlebology.Org for a referral. Treatment is office based and under and hour. Covered by almost all insurance.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: venous insufficiency?

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CVI: Venous insufficiency is described as the reduced ability of the veins to provide an adequate return of blood back to the heart from the lower extremities. The fault typically is with the walls and/or the valves located in the veins of the legs. The failing valves allow a back flow of blood which increase the pressure on the vein walls thus resulting with varying degrees of pedal edema.

Question 5

what does venous insufficiency mean anyways and what outlook for me?

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Vein pooling: Veins return blood to the heart. Cvi occurs when there is reduced flow or pooling in leg veins, causing leg swelling, inflammation, & ulceration. The most common cause is when the one-way valves don't work well, leading to venous reflux, or back flow, with blood pooling in the veins. This can result from genetic predisposition, pregnancy, injuries or blood clots. See a vein specialist for help.

Question 6

i was just diagnosed with mild venous insufficiency ( it started less than a week ago). is there a general compression level that i can start with?

Accepted Answer

Start with a : Very old compression stocking of 20-30

Question 7

what is the treatment for venous insufficiency?

Accepted Answer

Close bad veins: When superficial veins are insufficient, they are structurally broken. The vein walls are too stiff and don't have enough elastic in them. Vein valves that keep blood from flowing backwards are broken too. Nothing works right in these veins and we don't the technological ability to fix them yet.  So we remove them. This can be done with surgery, sclerotherapy, and/or thermal ablation (laser/rf).

Question 8

what's chronic venous insufficiency?

Accepted Answer

There are two types: Chronic venous insufficiency is when veins do not pump enough oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. This is caused by the valves in the veins leaking or flowing backwards. It usually occurs in the leg . It can be caused by the deep veins leaking [ less common ] or the superficial veins leaking[ more common] . Superficial venous insufficiency is the underlying cause of varicose and spider veins.

Question 9

does venous insufficiency cause dvts ?

Accepted Answer

Dvt: DVT happens in veins where blood movement is sluggish or even minimal.  Venous stasis predisposes to DVT. Particularly when leg muscles are not active.

Question 10

what is a grade 3 venous insufficiency?

Accepted Answer

Venous reflux grades: Venous insufficiency grading is an older method of quantifying severity. Hach proposed 4 grades. Grade three describes saphenous vein reflux extending to or just below the knee. A grade four would be down to the foot level.

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I have rheumatic heart disease and some venous insufficiency; are there single drugs that treat both?

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Is the discolouration from venous insufficiency reversible?

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What is the definition or description of: venous insufficiency?

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What does venous insufficiency mean anyways and what outlook for me?

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I was just diagnosed with mild venous insufficiency ( it started less than a week ago). is there a general compression level that i can start with?

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What is the treatment for venous insufficiency?

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What is a grade 3 venous insufficiency?

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