JDMS Article - SDMS CME Credit

Article: Varicose Veins: A Local or Systemic Hemodynamic Disorder?

Authors: Roman E. Kalinin, MD, PhD, DMedSc, Igor A. Suchkov, MD, PhD, DMedSc, Marina V. Laut, MD, Nina D. Mzhavanadze, MD, PhD, and Ivan N. Shanaev, MD, PhD

Category: Vascular

Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Varicose Veins: A Local or Systemic Hemodynamic Disorder?” you will be able to:

1. Discuss the hemodynamics of chronic venous disease (CVD)

2. Understand the role of cardiac function in CVD

3. Identify the venous changes in the lower legs that lead to CVD

1. Which of the following are the perforator veins (PVs) of the lower leg?

2. B. Cockett

3. C. Dodd

4. D. Willis

What vein is most often affected by CVD?

A. Profunda femoris vein

B. Greater saphenous vein

C. Popliteal vein

D. Posterior tibial vein

As a component of the PV bundles, perforator arteries were identified in what percentage of participants in this study?

A. 10%

B. 40%

C. 80%

D. 100%

What pressure values are destructive to the microcirculation and the surrounding soft tissues of the leg?

A. 40–60 mm Hg

B. 90–120 mm Hg

C. 180–200 mm Hg

D. >250 mm Hg

What condition is associated with the absence of complete myocardial relaxation in orthostasis?

A. Chronic venous insufficiency

B. Peripheral arterial disease

C. Popliteal artery aneurysm

D. Deep vein thrombosis