Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 79-85 , January 2003

Does severe venous insufficiency have a different etiology in the morbidly obese? Is it venous?

Presented at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Vascular Surgery, Boston, Mass, Jun 9-12, 2002.

Received 19 June 2002 ,Accepted 5 September 2002.

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    Graphic comparison of CEAP clinical class for all 39 limbs, as represented in Table IV. In addition, as noted in text and Table V, when comparing BMI between clinical classes for worst limb, the same

    Graphic comparison of CEAP clinical class for all 39 limbs, as represented in Table IV. In addition, as noted in text and Table V, when comparing BMI between clinical classes for worst limb, the same differences were observed. A, BMI. B, VCSS.

 Supported in part by a Merit Review Grant from Rehabilitation Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs.

☆☆ Competition of interest: nil.

 Reprint requests: Frank Padberg, Jr, MD, Department of Surgery (112), VA NJ Health Care System, 385 Tremont Ave, E Orange, NJ 07018.

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.61

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 79-85 , January 2003