Key result
M-mode echovenography demonstrated that during the Valsalva manoeuvre, the common femoral vein mean diameter increased significantly in the recumbent position (from 1.05 to 1.52 cm; p<0.01).
Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate venous wall and valve motion using the M-mode echovenography technique to provide new insights into venous physiology.
Observational
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May support M-mode for quantifying venous compliance; leaves open its diagnostic role pending validation studies.
The M-mode technique which is widely used in echocardiography allows continuous recording of spontaneous venous wall movements. Compliance of the vein can be quantified. The diameter of the normal vein changes with respiration, while only minor changes are induced by cardiac function. Distensibility and compressibility of the common femoral vein (CFV) were documented. During Valsalva manoeuvre the mean diameter of the CFV increased from 1.05(SD 0.18) cm to 1.52(0.25) cm (p less than 0.01) in the recumbent position and from 1.50(0.20) cm to 1.63(0.17) cm (NS) in the upright position. A patent vein can be completely compressed by the scan head, a thrombosed vein is incompressible. The valve of the normal subclavian vein describes a characteristic M-shaped tracing. The waveform is modulated by cardiac and respiratory function. The study of venous wall movement and venous valve motion provides new insights into venous physiology.
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A Bollinger (1989) conducted an observational in Venous physiology. M-mode echovenography was evaluated on Mean diameter of the common femoral vein during Valsalva manoeuvre (p=<0.01). M-mode echovenography demonstrated that during the Valsalva manoeuvre, the common femoral vein mean diameter increased significantly in the recumbent position (from 1.05 to 1.52 cm; p<0.01).
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