The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by varicose veins (varicose veins):
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)
- Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) – chronic venous insufficiency.
- Pulmonary embolism (see below deep vein thrombosis).
- Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins)
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (synonyms: phlebothrombosis; deep vein thrombosis (TBVT)) – thrombotic occlusion of deep veins associated with the risk of pulmonary embolism or development of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI; synonyms: chronic venous stasis syndrome, chronic venous insufficiency); patients who consulted a physician for varicosis developed the disease in the following 8 years
- 5.3 times more likely than other patients to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- 1.73 times more likely to suffer from pulmonary embolism (LE)
- 1.72-fold more likely to suffer from peripheral arterial occlusive disease (pAVK)
- Note: The authors suggest that varicosis is a sign of a damaged vascular system with increased inflammation and an increased prothrombotic tendency.
- Variceal rupture (bursting of a varicose vein; usually starting from very superficial varicose convolute) → variceal hemorrhage.
- Ulcus cruris venosum (open leg)
Skin and subcutis (L00-L99)
