القصور الوريدي المزمن
ما هو القصور الوريدي المزمن؟
القصور الوريدي المزمن هو المصطلح المستخدم لوصف الحالات التي لم يتم فيها علاج الدوالي، مما يؤدي إلى استمرار ضعف الدورة الدموية الوريدية نتيجة ارتجاع صمامات الأوردة. ارتجاع الأوردة هو حالة طبية تؤثر على تدفق الدم في الساقين، حيث تفقد الصمامات أحادية الاتجاه داخل الأوردة كفاءتها، مما يسبب تجمع الدم في الساقين.
تتسبب هذه الحالة في تورّم الساقين والكاحلين، خاصة بعد الوقوف لفترات طويلة، بالإضافة إلى الشعور بالتعب والألم في الساقين.
وإذا تُرك القصور الوريدي المزمن دون علاج، فقد يؤدي إلى تغيّر لون الجلد (تصبغات داكنة)، حكة جلدية مع إكزيما (جلد متقشّر)، أو حتى تقرّحات جلدية (جروح لا تلتئم).
ما هي عوامل الخطر للإصابة بالقصور الوريدي المزمن؟
العوامل التي قد تزيد من خطر الإصابة بالقصور الوريدي المزمن تشمل:
- التاريخ العائلي للإصابة بالدوالي أو القصور الوريدي
- التقدم في العمر
- الحمل وزيادة الضغط على الأوردة
- قلة النشاط البدني
- الوقوف أو الجلوس لفترات طويلة
- ارتفاع نسبة الإصابة عند النساء
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How serious is chronic venous insufficiency?
Venous insufficiency may cause aching pain, throbbing, and discomfort in the legs. In some cases, if left untreated it can lead to more serious health problems. These include:
- Sores or skin ulcers. Due to chronic (long-term) backing up of blood, these sores or ulcers are painful and hard to heal. Sometimes they cannot heal until the backward blood flow in the vein is repaired.
- Bleeding. The skin over the veins becomes thin and easily injured. When an injury occurs, there can be significant blood loss.
- Phlebitis. A blood clot that forms in a vein just below the skin. Symptoms include skin redness; a firm, tender, warm vein; and sometimes pain and swelling.
- Deep vein thrombosis. A blood clot that forms in a deeper vein. It can cause a “pulling” feeling in the calf, pain, warmth, redness, and swelling. However, sometimes it causes no significant symptoms. If the blood clot travels to the lungs, it can be fatal.
Can I Leave it Without Treatment?
This can make symptoms worse and open wounds on the lower leg and ankle that are painful and difficult to treat.
Why do I need duplex ultrasound study of my legs?
A patient with symptoms may or may not have visible varicose veins in their legs. An ultrasound examination of the major veins inside the leg is essential to assess for vein reflux disease or detect varicose veins present beneath the skin. This is the most common cause or source for varicose veins as well as the associated symptoms. Any treatment of varicose veins and its associated symptoms must begin with addressing the source. Getting an ultrasound is non-invasive and painless.
Check with an Expert Before Thinking of Treatment
It is important before considering the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency is to evaluate your condition, and this calls for going to a vein clinic where a vein expert will see you.
At iVein Clinic, we are specialized only in vein disease treatment, you will get an accurate examination from one of our vein experts and perform all diagnostic tests inside the clinic, so there is no need to go anywhere for any tests, we have everything needed for treatment under one roof.
After the examinations are completed, the vein expert will tell you the result of assessing your condition and will recommend the best treatment option based on the result of the diagnosis.
Do Insurance Companies Cover Venous Insufficiency Treatment?
There are a lot of people asking this question, if the insurance company will cover the treatment of venous insufficiency or not.
This depends on multiple factors like:
- Whether the insurance company supports the treatment of varicose veins and vein diseases or not.
- Whether or not your plan covers this type of treatment.
If the insurance company supports the treatment of venous insufficiency, this often means that they will agree to cover the cost of the treatment, but only if there is a medical necessity and not for cosmetic purposes.
At iVein Clinic, we have many insurance contracts that cover vein disease treatment services. To find out about the insurance companies contracting with us, please visit the insurance coverage page to make sure of your insurance company.
