Abstracts from the 25th Annual Congress

November 3 - 6, 2011 — Los Angeles, CA

Abstracts are sorted alphabetically by title.

Depression is Prevalent in Patients with Chronic Venous Disease – Implications for Management

Author(s): Kaji Sritharan, Tristan R Lane, Alun Davies

Diagnosis of Iliocaval Venous Obstruction: A Prospective Study

Author(s): Sapan Desai, Cynthia Shortell, Mitchell Cox, Eric Mowatt-Larssen

Differences Between Male and Female Varicocele

Author(s): Alessandro PIERI

Elastic Stockings with a Negative Pressure Gradient Increase Venous Pumping Function More Than Graduated Elastic Stockings

Author(s): Giovanni Mosti, Hugo Partsch

Endovenous Laser Ablation: The Role of the Intraluminal Blood. A Histological Study.

Author(s): Marc Vuylsteke, Thomas Martinelli, Jo Van Dorpe, Jan Roelens, Serge Mordon, Inge Fourneau

Factors Predicting Development of Advanced Symptoms of Post-thrombotic Syndrome in Patients with a First Episode of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Author(s): Takashi Yamaki

Great Saphenous Vein Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Foam Sclerotherapy in the Management of Primary Varicose Veins – A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Author(s): Khaled ElKaffas

Inelastic Compression in Mixed Ulcers Increases Arterial Inflow and Venous Output

Author(s): Giovanni Mosti, Hugo Partsch

Low vs. Standard Energy 1470 Laser Ablation of Saphenous and Perforator Veins: A Comparison of 1338 Cases.

Author(s): Douglas Joyce

Patients’ and Referring Physicians’ Expectations in the Management of Varicose Veins

Author(s): Douglas Wooster, Elizabeth Wooster