Venous InsufficiencyIllustration copyright 2002, 2003 Nucleus
Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.com In venous insufficiency, the valves in the veins have become damaged.
Theses valves normally keep blood flowing toward the heart. But damaged valves
allow some blood to flow backward. This causes the veins to become overfilled.
Fluid seeps out of the engorged veins into surrounding tissues. This results in
tissue breakdown and venous skin ulcers. ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerMartin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine Current as ofMarch 20, 2017 Current as of:
March 20, 2017 Author:
Healthwise Staff Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
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