Clinical Perspectives and Management of Edema in Chronic Venous Disease-What about Ruscus?

Background: Edema is highly prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease and is associated with various underlying pathologic conditions, making it challenging for physicians to diagnose and manage. Methods: We report on presentations from a virtual symposium at the Annual Meeting of the European Venous Forum (25 June 2021), which examined edema classification within clinical practice, provided guidance on making differential diagnoses and reviewed evidence for the use of the treatment combination of Ruscus extract, hesperidin methyl chalcone and vitamin C. Results: The understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying fluid build-up in chronic venous disease (CVD) is limited. Despite amendments to the classic Starling Principle, discrepancies exist between the theories proposed and real-world evidence. Given the varied disease presentations seen in edema patients, thorough clinical examinations are recommended in order to make a differential diagnosis. The recent CEAP classification update states that edema should be considered a sign of CVD. The combination of Ruscus extract, hesperidin methyl chalcone and vitamin C improves venous tone and lymph contractility and reduces macromolecule permeability and inflammation. Conclusions: Data from randomized controlled trials support guideline recommendations for the use of Ruscus extract, hesperidin methyl chalcone and vitamin C to relieve major CVD-related symptoms and edema.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) - 9(2022), 8 vom: 25. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bihari, Imre [VerfasserIn]
Guex, Jean-Jérôme [VerfasserIn]
Jawien, Arkadiusz [VerfasserIn]
Szolnoky, Gyozo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acid
Ascorbic
Edema
Hesperidin
Journal Article
Review
Ruscus
Therapeutics
Vascular diseases

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Date Revised 31.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/medicines9080041

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344128784