does multiple axial vein incompetence increase the clinical severity of venous disease?
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Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS
Does Multiple Axial Vein Incompetence Increase The Clinical Severity Of Venous Disease?
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Disclosure.
I do not have any potential conflict of interest
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Patterns of saphenous reflux in women with primary veins 590 limbs(326 women) C2 class Reflux 80% GSV and SSV 17%
GSV 60% SSV 20%Nonsaphenous 20%
Englehorn; JVS 2005;41-645-51
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LOWELL S. KABNICK, MD
HAMZA RANA, MD
Clinical Severity and Number of Superficial Axial Veins with Reflux in Each Lower Extremeity
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Study Aim:
To evaluate the association between clinical severity of primary varicose veins and number of superficial axial veins with reflux for each leg
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Study Design
•Single Center, Retrospective•Patients:
•>18 yr- seen at NYU Langone Medical Center Vein Center -November 2012 and February 2013 with baseline data available for CEAP clinical class, VCSS, and Venous DUS.
•Excluded were:•Patients <18 year of age•History of previous lower extremity superficial venous intervention
•Deep venous thrombosis.
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Predictor Variable: •Clinical classification of CEAP•Revised Venous Clinical Severity Score
Outcome Variable:•Number of axial superficial veins with reflux on venous duplex ultrasound
•Duration of reflux > 0.5 seconds•GSV, SSV, AASV, PASV saphenous vein, intersaphenous vein (Vein of Giacomini), and cranial extension of small saphenous vein
•Relevant Covariates:•Age, sex, BMI, number of pregnancies
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RESULTS
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Patient CharacteristicsVariable Total
(SD,%)N=150
Males(SD,%)N=39
Females(SD,%)N=111
P Value
Age , Years ± SD 52.81±14.9 52.82±16.6 52.80±14.4 0.99
BMI, kg/m2 22.89±3.4 29.37±7.9 24. 56±5.7 <.005
Family Hx of Varicose Veins
103 (77.4%) 18 (54.5%) 85(85%) <.005
Mother 61(49.6%) 9(31%) 52(55.3%) <.005
Father 29(23.6%) 6(20.7%) 23(24.5%) 0.67
Grandparents 18(14.6%) 1(3.4%) 17(18.1%) 0.04
Hx of Superficial Phlebitis
11(7.3%) 4(10.3%) 7(6.3%) 0.31
Deep Vein Reflux 16(10.7%) 5 (12.8%) 11(9.9%) 0.40
VCSS,Median(range) 4(0-25) 5(0-25) 3(0-13) NS
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CEAP Clinical Categories
63% ≥ C-3
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Number of Superficial Axial Veins with Reflux
10.7%
83/150 ≥1 superficial Axial veins reflux (55.3%)
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Superficial Vein with Reflux
Total (%)
Males(%)
Females(%)
P Value
GSV 72 (48%) 24 (61.5%) 48 (43.2%) 0.04
SSV 17 (11.3%) 4 (10.3%) 13 (11.7%) 0.53
AASV 8 (5.3%) 4 (10.3%) 4 (3.6%) 0.12
Giacomini 3 (2.6%) 0 (0%) 3(2.7%) 0.40
Cranial Extension of SSV
0 0 0 --
Posterior ASV 0 0 0 --
GSV+ SSV 10 (6.6%) 3(7.6%) 8(7.2%) NS
GSV + AASV 3 (2.0%) 3(7.6%) 0 --
GSV + Giacomini 1 (0.7%) 0 1(0.9%) --
SSV+ Giacomini 3 (2.0%) 0 3(2.7%) --
GSV+ SSV+ Giacomini
1 (0.7%) 0 1(0.9%) --
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CEAP Category & Superficial Refluxing Veins
Cochran-Armitage Trend Test for CEAP Categories <0.0001
There is a trend towards multiple superficial veins with worsening CEAP class with P value of <.0001
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Correlation Between Number Of Refluxing Superficial Axial Veins And Clinical Variables
Variable Number of Superficial Veins with Reflux r Value
P Value
VCSS 0.43 0.01
CEAP 0.56 0.01
Age -0.04 0.56
BMI 0.09 0.23
Pearson and Spearman Coefficient (r values) Correlation>0.5 strong0.3-0.5 moderate
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Univariate Logistic Regression AnalysisVariable Multiple Superficial
Axial Veins (≥2) Odds Ratio
95% CI OR P Value
CEAP Category CEAP C 0-2 CEAP C 3-6
0.09 0.01 0.72 0.02
11.11VCSS 1.11 1.00 1.23 .06
Gender Female 0.54 0.18 1.61 0.27
Age 0.99 0.96 1.03 0.81
BMI 1.03 0.95 1.12 0.40
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Multivariate Logistic Regression AnalysisVariable Multiple Superficial
Axial Veins(≥2) Odds Ratio
95% CI OR P Value
CEAP Category
CEAP C 0-2 CEAP C 3-6
0.10 0.01 0.88 0.03
10
VCSS 1.04 0.90 1.20 0.56
Female Vs Male 1.24 0.28 5.55 0.77
Pregnancy ≤2 Vs > 2 0.99 0.22 4.48 0.97
Age 0.99 0.95 1.03 0.79
BMI 1.01 0.92 1.13 0.72
No Interaction between Gender, CEAP or VCSS
C 3-6 is Independent predictor for multiple superficial veins
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Conclusions Multiple superficial Axial veins with reflux in the
lower extremity are present in 11% of Patients
Advanced CEAP Clinical Class is an independent predictor for multiple superficial Axial Veins with reflux (Odds Ratio of 10 for Multiple Superficial Axial Vein)
Revised VCSS was not statistically significant independent predictor for multiple superficial Axial Veins with reflux.
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