chronic veinous insufficiency in the lower leg
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Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a condition wherein the leg veins are not able to pump enough blood back to the heart. It is caused by three factors. The first is the congenital absence of or damage to venous valves. The second is venous incompetence from thrombi. The third is thrombi formation which is primarily…