Publications by authors named "Justyna Wilczko"

Pregnancy is a well-known risk factor for venous insufficiency. However, even nulliparous women experience venous problems. Therefore, we aimed to assess the possible associations between the number of pregnancies, veins condition and treatment outcome in women with venous disease.

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Pelvic venous insufficiency is a common problem in multiparous women. Besides burdensome symptoms, it correlates with the development of venous disease in the lower limbs. Therefore, the sequential treatment of abdominal/pelvic before leg veins could improve treatment effectiveness.

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Background: Although pregnancy has been identified as one of the risk factors for venous disease, the mechanism of this interaction remains unclear. Possibly, pregnancy results in overstrain and vein dilatation, which exceed their durability and persist after pregnancy. The aim of this study was the assessment of the relationship between the number of pregnancies in women with venous disease and the selected parameters of their venous systems.

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Ovarian veins system insufficiency is one of the most common reasons for pelvic venous insufficiency (PVI). PVI is a hemodynamic phenomenon responsible for the occurrence of venous insufficiency of the lower extremities and recurrent varicose veins in nulliparous and parous women, as well as for a set of symptoms described as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). In the years 2017-2019, 535 patients admitted to our center with symptoms of venous insufficiency of the lower extremities, underwent complete ultrasound diagnostics (color-duplex ultrasound) of the venous system of the abdomen, pelvis and lower limbs, as well as extended imaging diagnostics using computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) venography.

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Background: The current treatment of venous disease is focused on the minimally invasive exclusion of the affected vein. Besides widely used thermal ablation, chemical ablation with cyanoacrylate, reported as safe and highly effective, has been gaining increasing interest.

Patients And Methods: In the current report, we present data from a two-year observation in 89 patients (61 female/28 male, mean age 44.

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Article Synopsis
  • Current treatments for venous disease primarily target eliminating reflux in major veins like the saphenous vein, but high recurrence rates indicate that the approach may overlook underlying causes.
  • A study analyzing data from 535 women found that those previously treated had more severe disease than untreated individuals, potentially due to changes in the venous system, older age, and increased pregnancies.
  • The researchers recommend revising treatment strategies to address abdominal and pelvic veins as potential sources of reflux, especially in women.
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Design: A migraine is a common neurological disorder that often coexists with other illnesses including heart abnormalities, such as patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), and mitral valve prolapse (MVP).

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the occurrence of some heart abnormalities in migraine patients by routine and contrast transthoracic echocardiography.

Subjects And Methods: We assessed the occurrence of PFO, ASA, and MVP in 96 patients with migraine without aura (87 females), in 62 patients with migraine with aura (41 females) and in 53 healthy persons (40 females).

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Background: Migraine is a common neurological disorder of unclear pathogenesis. Recently incompetence of internal jugular vein valve (IJVVI) was found to be associated with some neurological conditions of unknown etiology such as benign cough headache, primary exertional headache or transient global amnesia. Common vascular mechanism linking transiently increased cerebral venous pressure with the above mentioned conditions was then postulated.

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