Patients with arterial disease are treated surgically more often than patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)because:

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Patients with CVI have not been treated surgically as often as patients with arterial disease for several reasons.CVI is generally not life-threatening or limb-threatening.Improved imaging techniques (e.g.,duplex ultrasonography)allow better diagnoses of the precise problem.The treatment of most venous disorders is nonsurgical and aimed at increasing venous return and decreasing edema.

Patients with Arterial Disease Are Treated Surgically More Often Than