Tag: cx 2019

Venous News for specialists

Measuring success in venous ulcer healing: “Ambiguous and difficult to define”

Defining success in venous ulcer healing, and for all chronic wounds, remains a nebulous concept—with no consensus on what constitutes a successful outcome. Dave...

High-intensity focused ultrasound system provides noninvasive treatment of venous insufficiency in...

A new treatment modality is aiming to take the idea of minimally-invasive procedures to the next level for treatment of varicose veins and venous...

The optimal pathway for acute deep vein thrombosis treatment involves identification,...

Prakash Saha (London, UK), speaking during the Venous and Lymphatic Challenges programme at CX (15–18 April, London, UK), outlined the three key steps to...
Venous News for specialists

Diagnostic biomarkers and fluorescence imaging may have the potential to advance...

“A lot more bacteria than anticipated” have been discovered on wounds in a patient cohort consisting of 89% venous leg ulcers, and using fluorescence imaging...
Alun Davies talks about venous ulcers

“Urgent action is required for patients with venous ulceration”

Despite what current guidelines denote, and in addition to the emergence of data supporting the early intervention of venous ulceration, Alun Davies (London, UK)...

VenaSeal maintains safety and efficacy at extended five-year follow-up

The first-ever 60-month data on Medtronic’s VenaSeal closure system were presented on Tuesday, indicating that at five years, treatment with the cyanoacrylate adhesive for...