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Van Cheng, M.D. - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Dr. Van Cheng graduated from Harvard with highest honors and training in surgery at UCSF. She was then named the first Phlebology fellow in the United States, through the UCSD/Scripps fellowship.
Dr. Cheng is one of just a few Southern Californian doctors to be a member of both the American College of Phlebology, which focuses on the treatment of varicose vein problems, and the American Venous Forum, the nation's most prestigious organization dedicated to the ... [More]
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- Treatment of Venous Malformations, Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome and Other Low-flow Lesions
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Venous malformations are the most common of all vascular anomalies. Fortunately, foam sclerotherapy allows treatment in an outpatient office.
- Treatment of Recurrent Varicose Veins by Sclerosant Foam
[Womens-Interests] Foam sclerotherapy of recurrent varicose veins is successful and causes little morbidity. Treatment with foam sclerotherapy is quick and efficient: no operating room time, no local or general anesthesia, and no time off work or away from normal activities make the technique attractive to the patient and to the physician.
- Ultrasound Guidance For Therapeutic Interventions
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Duplex ultrasound sonography is essential in every phase of patient care for chronic venous insufficiency, and has played a pivotal role in the recent revolution in venous therapy. Experience, critical thinking, uniform testing and insight into the pathological process are necessary to achieve satisfactory results.
- Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From DVT
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Up to two million Americans suffer from deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) each year, approximately 300,000 deaths annually result from pulmonary embolism (PE), the majority of which result from DVT - more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. DVT-related PE is the most common cause of preventable hospital death. Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common but serious medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the large veins, usually in the lower limbs.
- Varicose Veins - Separating Fact From Fiction
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Varicose veins are extremely widespread within our population, since it is estimated that they concern 30 to 50% of women and 20 to 30% of men. This condition will be increasingly frequent because of the ageing of the population and lifestyle changes. Fortunately, there are new therapies that are non-invasive.
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