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. 2021 Jul 22;10(15):3239. doi: 10.3390/jcm10153239

Table 3.

Medical therapies, uses, and level of evidence of current available treatments in patients with CVD.

Treatment Uses Level of Evidence and Recommendation
Compression therapy (stockings, bandages, adjustable compression wraps) Initial therapeutical method of CVD
A powerful tool in CVI ulceration
Increase the efficacy after interventional procedures
IB [303]
IB [305]
IA [307,308]
Pharmacological therapies Venotonics to ameliorate early symptoms (Pain, edema)
Flavonoids and derivates as complement therapy with compression stockings in venous ulcers
IIaA [310]
IIaA [311,316]
Sclerotherapy Second-line treatment for patients who are not candidates for endovenous ablation or surgery
First-line therapy in patients with recurrent CVD and fragile patients with venous ulceration
IA [319]
IIaB [320]
Endovenous thermal ablation First line therapy for patients with CVD and great saphenous vein reflux IA [318,328]