CVI

abbreviation

chronic venous insufficiency

… he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a condition that occurs when leg vein valves fail, causing blood to pool in the legs.—Erkki Forster

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CVI

abbreviation

chronic venous insufficiency

Lower extremity ulcers are particularly common and typically associated with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous hypertension …—Julie Wellborn and Joane T. Moceri, Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing

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