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How common are venous abnormalities?

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How common are venous abnormalities?

Venous abnormalities are fairly uncommon, presenting in 1% of the population as Dr. Gwzodz tells us in this video.

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How common are venous abnormalities? So venous abnormalities are fairly uncommon, presenting in around 1% of the population or 1 or 2 in 10,000 people. And they're most caused by genetic abnormalities that sort of predispose that vein to easily becoming distended.

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