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Venous
Diseases
About
Venous Disease: Understanding Superficial Venous Reflux
 Your legs are made up
of a
network of veins. Healthy
leg veins
contain valves that open and close to assist the return of blood back
to the
heart. Venous
reflux disease develops
when the valves that keep blood flowing out of the legs and back to the
heart
become damaged or diseased. This can cause blood to pool in your legs
and lead
to symptoms such as pain, swelling, swollen limbs, leg heaviness and
fatigue,
skin changes and skin ulcers, and varicose veins.
 
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