Varicose Veins
Behind the unsightly blue bulges and spider web-like marks that distinguish varicose veins lurks a serious medical problem. Each year, approximately 150,000 Americans die of varicose vein-related complications and 2.5 million others are severely disabled by them. Varicose Veins: A Guide to Prevention and Treatment provides readers with basic, easy-to-understand information on the causes (which are not definitively known and are still being debated), symptoms (including the blue bulges, legs that easily become tired or weak, and burning and itchy skin on the legs) treatments (including elastic stockings, injection therapy, hormone replacement and surgery) and prevention of varicose veins. Varicose Veins opens with a discussion of the circulatory system and its impact on veins. It also describes the history of the disease; details some of the reasons why more women suffer from the disease than men; explains the ways in which oral contraceptives affect veins; and provides the most current information on the latest advances being made in treat and prevent the disease. The book closes with a highly informative chapter that provides answers to some of the most common questions about varicose veins and, in fact, serves as a mini-guide within the book itself. Varicose Veins is complemented by a detailed glossary, chapter end notes, several tables, line drawings of the circulatory system and a further reading section that make this timely and important handbook a must-have for those with the condition and those trying to stave it off.

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