Medicographia N° 127 (Vol 38 – N° 2 – 2016)
Refluxing venous valves:
from pathophysiology
to treatment
EDITORIAL
- Venous valves: gateway to the circulation
Les valvules veineuses : une porte vers la circulation
A. Caggiati, Italy
THEMED ARTICLES
- Endoscopic and ultrasonographic observations of damaged venous valves
F. Calotă, Romania Italy - Location of venous reflux in primary chronic venous disease and correlation with clinical severity: a review
N. Labropoulos, USA - Parietal and valvular venous insufficiency: the influence of heredity
V. Crébassa, France - Hypoxia, inflammation, and the occurrence of venous reflux and its interaction with aging
J. Buján, M. A. Ortega, C. Mesa-Ciller, F. Sainz, J. Leal, Spain - Replacement venous valve prosthesis in primary chronic venous disease: is it likely to be developed in the future?
A. D. Giannoukas, K. Spanos, A. E. Giannakopoulos, Greece - Assessing compliance with nonoperative treatments of chronic venous disorders: the VEIN Act Program in Romania
D. E. Branisteanu, Romania - Specificities of the treatment of chronic venous diseases in Russia: preliminary results of the VEIN Act Program
V. Bogachev, O. Golovanova, A. Kuznetsov, P. Ershov,, Russia
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION
- Can varicose vein surgery prevent extension of venous reflux with time?
M. Bokuchava, Georgia – F. Calotă, Romania – N. de Barros Jr -Brazil – L. Hnátek, Czech Republic – E. Ilyukhin, Russia – F. Islamoglu, Turkey – A. H. Kamhawy, Egypt – D. Radak and S. Tanaskovic, Serbia – K. Rerkasem, Thailand – N. Sánchez Nicolatt, Mexico – L. Tessari and
S. Gianesini, Italy M. Vuylsteke, Belgium – F. Žernovický, Slovakia
DAFLON
- Daflon and the protection of venous valves
L. Pascarella, USA
INTERVIEW
- Reflux and chronic venous disease: are they linked?
E. Rabe, Germany
UPDATE
- Venous hypertension plays an important role in the development of microangiopathy
M. das Graças Coelho de Souza, C. E. Virgini-Magalhães, B. Senra Barros, C. L. Lascasas Porto, E. Bouskela, Brazil
A TOUCH OF FRANCE
- Jean-Henri Fabre: unveiling the fascinating world of insects
A.-M. Slézec, France - Forensic entomology: how insects solve whodunits
D. Charabidze, France