Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9175342 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2005 | 7 Pages |
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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Authors
Markus MD, Stefanie MD, Beate MD, Cornelia MD, Tatjana MD, Peter J. MD, Norbert G. MD, Herbert Hirche, Thilo MD, Ulrich MD,