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Experience with VariClose (R) vein sealing system in the Czech Republic

Authors

BALAZ Peter ROKOSNY Slavomir HERMAN Jiri PIRKL Miloslav VLACHOVSKÝ Robert WHITLEY Adam

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Phlebology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02683555211051500
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02683555211051500
Keywords Cyanoacrylate; VariClose (R); varicose vein; venous insufficiency
Description Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess occlusion rates of saphenous veins treated with the VariClose vein sealing system. Methods: A retrospective analysis including a total of 64 patients from four centres from the Czech Republic. Occlusion was defined as a non-compressible vein with absence of flow with exception to the first 3 cm from the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junction on duplex ultrasound. Results: In 64 patients a total of 79 veins were treated. Technical success of the procedure was achieved in 74 (94%) of cases. The mean follow-up was 5.5 months. The closure rates calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months were 94%, 85%, 69% and 36%, respectively, and there were no significant differences between centers. The average difference in VCSS score before and after the procedure was 1.8. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated surprisingly worse occlusion rates than the current literature.

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