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Cardiovascular

Use these links to jump directly to your topic of interest in Cardiovascular:

Heart Diseases: Angina | Arrhythmia | Congenital Heart Disease | Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) | Heart Failure | Heart Inflammation & Infection | Heart Muscle Disease (Cardiomyopathy) | Heart Valve Diseases | Other Heart Disorders

Vascular Diseases: Aneurysms | Aortic Disease | Functional Arterial Disease | Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) | Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) | Inflammatory Vascular Disease (Vasculitis) | Occlusive Arterial Disease | Stroke | Vascular Lesions | Venous Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Treatment: Complementary & Alternative Therapy | Medication | Rehabilitation | Surgery | Heart Transplantation

Other Topics: General Cardiovascular | Heart Disease in Women | Anatomy | Cholesterol | Diagnostic Procedures | Homocysteine

Venous Disease

(Jump to: Overviews | Find a Phlebologist | Thrombosis | Varicose Veins | Venous Insufficiency | Venous Leg Ulcers )

Overviews
Venous Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
The VEIN Handbook: A Layman's Version of Venous Disorders:American Venous Forum

Find a Phlebologist
Find a Phlebologist:American College of Phlebology

Thrombosis
See Blood and Lymphatic Systems, Clotting Disorders

Varicose Veins
General Information
Varicose Veins:NHLBI
Varicose Veins:Society for Vascular Surgery
Varicose Veins:Vascular Disease Foundation
Patient Information Brochure:American College of Phlebology
Varicose Veins: MedlinePlus
Treatment of Varicose Veins
Getting a Leg Up on Varicose Vein Treatment Choices:American Venous Forum
Evaluation and Treatment Process:American College of Phlebology
Sclerotherapy:Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
Vein Ligation and Stripping:MedicineNet
Videos of Varicose Vein Treatment Procedures:MedlinePlus [Video]

Venous Insufficiency
General Information
Chronic Venous Insufficiency:Society for Vascular Surgery
Chronic Venous Insufficiency:Vascular Disease Foundation
Chronic Venous Insufficiency:UpToDate Patient Information
Postthrombotic Syndrome:National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia [PDF]
Treatment of Venous Insufficiency
Compression Treatment for Chronic Venous Insufficiency:American Venous Forum
Surgical Repair of Incompetent Venous Valves:American Venous Forum
Venous Valve Transplantation and Vein Segment Transfer for Valvular Incompetence of Deep Veins:American Venous Forum

Venous Leg Ulcers
Venous Skin Ulcer:WebMD
Lower Extremity (Leg and Foot) Ulcers:Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
Managing Lower Extremity Venous Ulcers:American Academy of Family Physicians

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