Most of us have worn socks that were too tight or kept them on for too long, leading to subtle indentations around our legs ...

Learn about the increased pressure in the portal vein, its causes like cirrhosis, and resulting complications such as ...

Dr. Georgeanne Botek, DPM, is a podiatrist who has been part of the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ...

Varicose veins are a common condition many people deal with and appear when the valves in the veins of the legs fail to function properly, allowing blood to flow in the wrong direction ...

Cirrhosis typically develops over decades and is common in individuals over 50 or 60. Acute liver diseases, also known as hepatic stigmata, are typically infectious or sudden-onset conditions.

Venous reflux disease (VRD) occurs when veins do not properly return blood to the heart. Health experts refer to it as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). VRD most commonly affects the legs and ...

1 School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China 2 College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, China ...

The research, recently published in the Journal of Hepatology, analyzed data from over 8,000 CHB patients over a 15-year period, highlighting the crucial role of metabolic health in liver disease ...

Chronic liver disease is a cluster of disorders associated with complex ... collateral vessel formation, hepatic vein stenosis and associated liver parenchymal changes.115 By considering the size, ...

Investigators have found that the gene Asah1 plays a crucial protective role in preventing the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) into more severe forms of liver disease by ...