Fabricio Santiago

TL;DR: The CEAP Task Force has adopted the revised Delphi process and made several changes, including adding Corona phlebectatica as the C4c clinical subclass, introducing the modifier "r" for recurrent varicose veins and recurrent venous ulcers, and replacing numeric descriptions of the venous segments by their common abbreviations.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors found that physicians tended to focus more on physical symptoms than on other impacts of CVD and rarely measured patients' quality of life (QoL) in clinical practice.

TL;DR: A high aesthetic and emotional burden of C0-4 CVD that contributes to social isolation and affects relationships is revealed and all aspects of QoL should be assessed in order to manage CVD effectively.

TL;DR: A consensus process using a modified Delphi method was carried out by the Latin American Scientific Societies of Phlebology, Vascular Surgery and Vascular Imaging (LASVIA) to obtain a map which is useful as a diagnostic tool and therapeutical orientation as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors present the results of a scientific and educational endeavor by a worldwide group of top experts who selected and analyzed the major issues and related evidence-based facts on vein and lymphatic management.