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  2. Venous stasis - Wikipedia

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    Previous damage to leg; Blood clot; Smoking; Swelling and inflammation of a vein close to the skin; Congestive heart failure. [3] Long periods of immobility that can be encountered from driving, [4] flying, bed rest/hospitalization, or having an orthopedic cast.

  3. Chronic venous insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Blood pressure medicine; Hydroxyethylrutoside medication [14] Frequent periods of rest elevating the legs above the heart level; Tilting the bed so that the feet are above the heart. This may be achieved by using a 20 cm (7-inch) bed wedge or sleeping in a 6 degree Trendelenburg position.

  4. Complications of prolonged standing - Wikipedia

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    As blood is pumped through the body, the valves within the veins prevent the blood from flowing backwards. After extensive, prolonged standing, these valves can become weak and eventually fail. When this happens, blood is no longer being prevented from flowing backward. Gravity will pull the blood back into an individual's legs, ankles and feet.

  5. Should you wear compression socks on flights? Experts ... - AOL

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    By improving blood flow and reducing blood pooling, compression socks can also reduce swelling in the legs, ankles and feet. The increased pressure may also help with inflammation.

  6. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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    By compressing the surface veins, arteries and muscles, they force circulating blood through narrower channels. As a result, the arterial pressure is increased, which causes more blood to return to the heart and less blood to pool in the feet. There are two types of compression stockings, gradient and anti-embolism. [2] Compression stockings

  7. Venous return - Wikipedia

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    Venous return (VR) is the flow of blood back to the heart. Under steady-state conditions, venous return must equal cardiac output (Q), when averaged over time because the cardiovascular system is essentially a closed loop. Otherwise, blood would accumulate in either the systemic or pulmonary circulations.

  8. Skeletal muscle pump - Wikipedia

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    Given the proposed manner of action of the muscle pump to increase arterial blood flow, it would seem impossible for a muscle contraction and skeletal muscle hyperemia to be uncoupled. Another experiment recently was only able to find evidence that vasodilation , not the skeletal muscle pump, was responsible for maintaining proper pressure and ...

  9. Peripheral vascular system - Wikipedia

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    The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms, hands, legs and feet). [1] [2] The peripheral arteries supply oxygenated blood to the body, and the peripheral veins lead deoxygenated blood from the capillaries in the extremities back to ...