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Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which is a syndrome of impaired backflow of blood from leg veins, is widely spread (diagnosed in every 4th person living in Europe) and is virtually 2 times more frequent in women.
The well known varicosis is considered a world old problem that can spoil the beauty of legs.
In the XXI century, its prevalence has reached the scale of an epidemic: signs of the varicose disease with various intensity are observed in 89% of women.
Varicose veins (varicosis) is one of the most frequent vascular pathologies in the world. Etiological factors behind it are the following: