Panminerva medica
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Gore external valve support for superficial saphenous vein incompetence: a 10-year, follow-up registry.
This long-term (10-year) study evaluated the safety and efficacy of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) external valve support (EVS) implants used for external valvuloplasty in the treatment of incompetence of the proximal long saphenous veins. ⋯ EVS implants used to correct superficial venous incompetence at 10 years were well tolerated and produced good results on incompetence and on the evolution of varicose veins.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Topical formulation of heparin is effective in reducing the symptoms of superficial venous thrombosis: a monocenter, observer-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study.
The aim of the present, randomized, placebo controlled study was to assess the dose-dependent symptom reduction efficacy, safety and tolerability of heparin-spraygel (Viatromb 2.400 IU/g heparin spraygel) in patients with superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) of the lower limbs. ⋯ Viatromb was significantly more effective than placebo in the symptomatic treatment of SVT.