A veindisorder is a class of disease involving veins of the circulatory system. Common veindisorders include:[citation needed] Varicose veins Deep vein...
Veins (/veɪn/) are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated...
Varicose veins, also known as varicoses, are a medical condition in which superficial veins become enlarged and twisted. Although usually just a cosmetic...
Phlebitis (or venitis) is inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. It most commonly occurs in superficial veins. Phlebitis often occurs in conjunction...
Vasculitis is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis (inflammation of lymphatic...
retinal surgery" Evolution of the eye Duplex retina Retinal scan Retinal vein occlusion List of xanthoma variants associated with hyperlipoproteinemia...
venous system disorders are often caused by a slow return of blood due to insufficient valves, or to a blood clot. Most disorders of the veins involve obstruction...
genetic deficiencies or autoimmune disorders. Recent studies indicate that white blood cells play a pivotal role in deep vein thrombosis, mediating numerous...
The deep femoral vein, deep vein of the thigh or profunda femoris vein is a large deep vein in the thigh. It collects blood from the inner thigh, passing...
neck veins from constrictive pericarditis is referred to as Friedreich's sign. Wiggers diagram "Cardiovascular Examination - Cardiovascular Disorders". Archived...
the disorder provides relief. Catatonia is also seen in many medical disorders, including infections (such as encephalitis), autoimmune disorders, meningitis...
arterial aneurysms, connective tissue disorders, superficial vein thrombosis, muscle vein thrombosis, and varicose veins. DVT and PE are the two manifestations...
contrast, phlebectomy is the removal of a vein. Phlebotomies that are carried out in the treatment of some blood disorders are known as therapeutic phlebotomies...
Esophageal varices are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus. They are most often a consequence of portal hypertension...
development of varicose veins in women with a history of pregnancy". Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 4 (4). Elsevier BV: 518–524...
cerebral aneurysm, is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning...
These villi act as one-way valves. Meningeal veins, which course through the dura mater, and bridging veins, which drain the underlying neural tissue and...
Specific disorders associated with thrombophlebitis include superficial thrombophlebitis which affects veins near the skin surface, deep vein thrombosis...
patient's blood vessels, usually either in the femoral vein, internal jugular vein, or subclavian vein. The catheters are then advanced towards the heart...
hypertension is present at portal pressures greater than 10 mmHg. The portal vein and its branches supply most of the blood and nutrients from the intestine...
Central retinal vein occlusion, also CRVO, is when the central retinal vein becomes occluded, usually through thrombosis. The central retinal vein is the venous...
for Disease Control and Prevention website "Disorder Index". National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Disease Acronyms and Abbreviations...
Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) is a blood clot formed in a superficial vein, a vein near the surface of the body. Usually there is thrombophlebitis...
arteries, and large veins; other arteries, smaller arterioles, capillaries that join with venules (small veins), and other veins. The circulatory system...
The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing...
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