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. 2021 Aug 11;2021(8):CD005624. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005624.pub4

Vähäaho 2021.

Methods Randomised, three‐arm clinical study
Participants Venous outpatient clinic patients with varicose veins (CEAP class C2 ‐ C4) caused by GSV insufficiency (132 participants)
Interventions 2:1:1 for MOCA, EVLA, and RFA, respectively
Outcomes "The state of the GSV with duplex Doppler ultrasound examination and the disease‐specific quality of life were assessed at 1 month, 1 year, and 3 years after the treatment"
Notes This reference, an additional publication presenting follow‐up data of included study Vähäaho 2019, was identified from a top‐up search and will be incorporated in the next update

AVVQ: Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
ABPI: ankle‐brachial pressure index
AE: adverse events
CAC: cyanoacrylate closure
CEAP: Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical and Pathophysiological
DUS: duplex ultrasound
EVLA: endovenous laser ablation
GSV: great saphenous vein
HRQoL: health‐related quality of life
MOCA: mechanochemical ablation
RFA: radiofrequency ablation
SSV: short saphenous vein
VAS: visual analogue scale
VCSS: Venous Clinical Severity Score