Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9175342 Journal of Vascular Surgery 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
To our knowledge, this is the first time the physiologic changes of venous calf pump function have been documented in a longitudinal study in young volunteers with healthy veins. The median venous refilling time successively lengthened, corresponding to a maturing of the venous calf pump function during adolescence and then stayed on a stable level. Therefore, measurements of venous calf pump function are not a means for assessing malfunction of the venous system during childhood and adolescence.
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