Association between heel-rise test performance and clinical severity of chronic venous insufficiency.
Phlebology
; 35(8): 631-636, 2020 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-32408796
BACKGROUND: Peripheral pump dysfunction is important in identifying manifestations of chronic venous insufficiency. The association with disease severity may define better treatment strategies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between peripheral muscular pump performance by heel-rise test, age, physical activity, use of compression stockings, and chronic venous insufficiency clinical severity. METHODS: Subjects with chronic venous insufficiency were enrolled in the study (n = 172) and evaluated by clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology severity and heel-rise test. RESULTS: In model 1 of logistic regression, number of heel-rise test repetitions, age, and physical activity explained 47% of clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology severity (p = 0.0001), physical activity contributed the most. In model 2, heel-rise test repetition rate, age, and physical activity explained 46.4% of clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology severity (p = 0.0001), repetition rate contributed the most. Conclusion: There was an inverse association between muscular pump performance and physical activity with clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology severity, muscular pump repetition rate contributed to a less severe outcome.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Insuficiência Venosa
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Calcanhar
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Phlebology
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido