Postphlebitic (postthrombotic) syndrome is symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency after deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Causes of chronic venous insufficiency are disorders that result in venous hypertension, usually […]

Venous malformations (VMs) are a type of vascular malformation that results from veins that have developed abnormally, which stretch or enlarge over time. VMs are soft. […]

Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart muscle doesn’t get enough oxygen-rich blood. It may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. […]

Afib stands for atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a type of arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat. Afib is caused by extremely fast and irregular beats from the […]

Chronic venous insufficiency develops when the veins in your legs do not enable blood to return to your heart. The valves in your veins normally ensure […]

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot (thrombus) develops in one or more of your body’s deep veins, commonly in your legs. Patients can […]

Phlebitis is defined as “vein inflammation.” Because of blood clotting or injury to the vein walls, the vein becomes inflamed. Superficial thrombophlebitis refers to an inflamed […]

Skin ulcers are open, circular lesions on the skin. They form when blood cannot circulate to an injured area. Diabetes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and vein […]

A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that forms in one of the body’s blood vessels (often in the leg). It then makes its way […]

Axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis occurs when a vein in the armpit (axilla) or at the front of the shoulder (subclavian vein) is pressured by the collarbone (clavicle), […]