Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Associação entre sintomas, veias varicosas e refluxo na veia safena magna ao eco-Doppler

Associations between symptoms and varicose veins and great saphenous vein reflux seen on Doppler ultrasonography

Amélia Cristina Seidel, Mariana Baldini Campos, Raquel Baldini Campos, Dérica Sayuri Harada, Robson Marcelo Rossi, Pedro Cavalari Junior, Fausto Miranda Junior

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Contexto: A doença venosa crônica requer avaliação clínica, quantificação dos efeitos hemodinâmicos e definição da distribuição anatômica para decisão diagnóstica e tratamento. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo realizado em 2015 com amostra de 1.384 pacientes (2.669 membros) com idade entre 17 e 85 anos, sendo 1.227 do sexo feminino. Nas respostas do questionário aplicado, os sintomas pesquisados eram dor, cansaço, sensação de peso, queimação, câimbras e formigamento. Para a formação dos grupos, foi considerado o número de membros, distribuídos em relação ao gênero, ao índice de massa corporal e à idade. Após a definição grupos e a realização do eco-Doppler para estudo da veia safena magna (VSM), os pacientes foram distribuídos em três grupos (I: sintomas presentes e varizes ausentes, II: sintomas ausentes e varizes presentes e III: sintomas presentes e varizes presentes). A análise estatística utilizou o teste qui-quadrado ou exato de Fisher para verificar a homogeneidade entre os grupos. Em caso de associação com significância de 5%, foi calculada a razão de chances. Resultados: Para ambos os gêneros, foi observada chance de insuficiência da VSM 11,2 vezes maior no grupo III. Por sua vez, os casos de obesidade mórbida ocorreram 9,1 vezes mais no mesmo grupo. Além disso, pacientes na faixa etária entre 30 e 50 anos desse grupo apresentaram chance de insuficiência da VSM 43,1 vezes maior. Conclusões: A insuficiência da VSM foi significantemente mais frequente no grupo III, tanto globalmente como considerando apenas os casos de obesidade mórbida e a faixa etária mais elevada.

Palavras-chave

refluxo venoso; veia safena; ultrassonografia Doppler em cores; insuficiência venosa; membros inferiores.

Abstract

Background: Chronic venous disease demands clinical assessment, quantification of hemodynamic effects, and definition of anatomic distribution before diagnostic and treatment decisions can be made. Methods: This is a prospective study conducted in 2015 with a sample of 1,384 patients (2,669 limbs) aged from 17 to 85 years, 1,227 of whom were female. The most common symptoms reported in response to the questionnaire were pain, tiredness, feelings of heaviness, burning, cramps, and tingling. Subsets were formed on the basis of number of limbs distributed by sex, body mass index, and age. After definition of subsets, Doppler ultrasonography was used to conduct examinations of the great saphenous vein (GSV) and patients were distributed into three clinical groups (I: symptoms present and varicose veins absent, II: symptoms absent and varicose veins present and III: symptoms present and varicose veins present). Statistical analysis employed the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test to test for homogeneity between groups. When associations significant to 5% were detected, odds ratios were calculated. Results: For both sexes, the chance of GSV insufficiency was 11.2 times greater in group III. Among cases with morbid obesity, the chance was 9.1 times greater in the same group. Additionally, patients in this group with ages ranging from 30 to 50 years exhibited a 43.1 times greater chance of GSV insufficiency. Conclusions: Insufficiency of the GSV was significantly more frequent in group III, both overall and when considering only cases with morbid obesity, or cases in older age groups.

Keywords

venous reflux; saphenous vein; color Doppler ultrasonography; venous insufficiency; lower limbs

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