Varicose veins are dilated veins close to the skin and in these areas it is likely to develop a blood clot. In this video, Dr. Machin tells us how varicose veins can lead to SVT.
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How does superficial vein thrombosis develop in the context of varicose veins? So, varicose veins, as will be covered in other videos I'm sure, are dilated tortuous veins that lie close to the skin. In these points of dilation, tortuosity, there's points in which the blood sits there or is static. Everywhere in the body where the blood is static, there is an increased chance of developing a blood clot. So in the tributaries close to the skin in varicose veins, you get points where the blood isn't moving as much and a blood clot develops and then you get a blood clot in the superficial vein itself. That can then, what we call propagate or extend and can then cause a deep vein thrombosis as well. you
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