VOLUME 32 . OCTOBER 2013 . Suppl. 1 to issue No. 5 InternationalInternational AngiologyAngiology the premier association for vein care professionals. The American College of Phlebology (ACP) is comprised of more than 2,000 physicians and allied health care professionals, who are setting the pace and direction for growth in the field of vein care. The ACP offers members advocacy, continuing education and training in the latest science and techniques with the goal of improving standards and the quality of patient care. If you treat or have an interest in venous and lymphatic disease, the ACP is an unequivocal resource for your practice. together we thrive continuing education latest news & information practice management resources improved patient outcomes advancing vein care join today Get more information on how to join by visiting www.phlebology.org or by calling 510.346.6800 advancing vein care www.phlebology.org 510.346.6800 INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY Official Journal of International Union of Angiology, Union Internationale de Phlébologie, Central European Vascular Forum FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMERITUS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF P. BALAS, Athens, Greece A. NICOLAIDES, Nicosia, Cyprus CO-EDITORS A. SCUDERI, Sao Paolo, Brazil (UIP) G. GEROULAKOS, London, UK (Ang. Forum, RSM) J. FAREED, Chicago, USA (IUA) V. STVRTINOVA, Bratislava, Slovakia (CEVF) SPECIALIST COMMITTEE S. A.N. ALAM, Dhaka, Bangladesh J. FLETCHER, Sydney, Australia L. MENDES PEDRO, Lisbon, Portugal F. A. ALLAERT, Dijon, France S. GEORGOPOULOS, Athens, Greece F. MIRANDA Jr, Sao Paolo, Brazil B. AMANN-VESTI, Zurich, Switzerland B. GORENEK, Eskisehir, Turkey J. L. NASCIMENTO Silva, Rio, Brazil P. L. ANTIGNANI, Rome, Italy A. GIANNOUKAS, Larissa, Greece L. NORGREN, Örebo, Sweden R. M. BAUERSACHS, Munich, Germany M. GRIFFIN, London, UK A. PANYIOTOU, Nicosia, Cyprus C. CAMPISI, Genoa, Italy J. D. GRUSS, Kassel, Germany H. PARTSCH, Vienna, Austria A. CARLIZZA, Rome, Italy H. HAYOZ, Lausanne, Switzerland Z. PECSVARADY, Budapest, Hungary P. CARPENTIER, Grenoble, France U. HOFFMANN, Munich, Germany M. PERRIN, Lyon, France J. CAPRINI, Chicago, USA M. HORROCKS, Bath, UK O. PICHOT, Grenoble, France M. CAZAUBON, Paris, France M. K. JEZOVNIK, Ljubljana, Slovenia A. PIERIDES, Nicosia, Cyprus S. CHENG, Hong Kong, China S. KAKKOS, Patras, Greece A. D. POLYDOROU, Athens, Greece D. CLEMENT, Ghent, Belgium P. KALMAN, Chicago, USA P. POREDOS, Ljubljana, Slovenia A. CORNU-THENARD, Paris, France E. KALODIKI, London, UK E. RABE, Bonn, Germany P. DIMAKAKOS, Athens, Greece A. KATSAMOURIS, Heraklion, Greece D. RADAK, Belgrade, Serbia E. CORRADO, Palermo, Italy R. KISTNER, Honolulu, USA G. H. R. RAO, Minneapolis, USA L. DAVIDOVIC, Belgrade, Serbia N. LABROPOULOS, New York, USA V. RIAMBAU, Barcelona, Spain C. DELIS, Athens, Greece B. B LEE, Washington DC, USA X. SCHMID-SCHOEBEIN, San Diego, USA C. DELTAS, Nicosia, Cyprus C. LIAPIS, Athens, Greece A. SCUDERI, Sorocaba, Brazil E. DIMAKAKOS, Athens, Greece F. H.A. MAFFEI, Sao Paolo, Brazil F. SPINELLI, Messina, Italy M. DOBLAS, Toledo, Spain A. MARKEL, Haifa, Israel M. SPRYNGER, Liège, Belgium R. DONNELLY, Nottingham, UK S. R. MARQUES, Recife, Brazil I. STAELENS, Brussels, Belgium D. DUPREZ, Minneapolis, USA R. MARTIN, Bristol, UK J. WALENGA, Chicago, USA B. EKLOF, Råå, Sweden P. J. MATLEY, Claremont, South Africa H. VANDAMME, Leuven, Belgium S. ESSAM, Cairo, Egypt R. MATTASSI, Milan, Italy Gu YONG-QUAN, Beijing, China REGIONAL EDITORS N. S. ANGELIDES, Nicosia, Cyprus H. GIBBS, Brisbane, Australia E. PILGER, Graz, Austria L. BANFIÇ, Zagreb, Croatia P. GLOVICZKI, Rochester, USA E. PURAS, Madrid, Spain J. BELCH, Dundee, UK D. HOPPENSTEADT, Chicago, USA H. RIEGER, Engelskirchen, Germany H. BOCCALON, Toulouse, France S. HOSHINO, Tokyo, Japan K. ROZTOCIL, Praque, Czech Republic E. HUSSEIN, Cairo, Egypt T. SASAJIMA, Muroran, Japan T. BOWER, Rochester, USA H. SHIGEMATSU, Tokyo, Japan M. BRODMANN, Graz, Austria A. JAWIEN, Bydgoszcz, Poland R. SIMKIN, Buenos Aires, Argentina M. CAIROLS, Barcelona, Spain F. KHAN, Glasgow, UK V. TRIPONIS, Vilnius, Lithuania M. CASTRO SILVA, Belo, Horizonte, Brazil J. J. MICHIELS, Rotterdam, Netherlands J. ULLOA, Bogota, Colombia M. CATALANO, Milan, Italy M. MIRALLES, Barcelona, Spain O. N. ULUTIN, Istanbul, Turkey E. DIAMANTOPOULOS, Athens, Greece S. NOVO, Palermo, Italy A. van RIJ, Dunedin, New Zealand D. DZSINICH, Budapest, Hungary J. PANNETON, Rochester, USA M. VELLER, Parktown, South Africa J. FERNANDES E FERNANDES, Lisbon, Portugal J. PERREIRA ALBINO, Lisbon, Portugal Z. G. WANG, Beijing, China EDITORIAL COMMITTEE E. ASCER, New York, USA A. FROIO, Milan, Italy S. RAJU, Jackson, USA M. AMOR, Nancy, France L. J. GREENFIELD, Ann Arbor, USA M. M. SAMAMA, Paris, France E. BASTOUNIS, Athens, Greece J. J. GUEX, Nice, France J. SCURR, London, UK P. BELL, Leicester, UK J. HALLET, Maine, USA S. J. SIMONIAN, Annandale, USA G. BIASI, Milan, Italy M. HENRY, Nancy, France C. SPARTERA, L’Aquila, Italy L. CASTELLANI, Tours, France L. HOLLIER, New Orleans, USA F. SPEZIALE, Rome, Italy K. CHERRY, Jr., Rochester, USA P. KALMAN, Chicago, USA A. TAKESHITA, Fukuoka, Japan M. CHOCHOLA, Praque, Czech Republic F. CRIADO, Baltimore, USA M. R. LASSEN, Aalbord, Denmark O. THULESIUS, Linkoping, Sweden E. B. DIETHRICH, Phoenix, Arizona M. MALOUF, Sydney, Australia P. VALE, Sydney, Australia J. A. DORMANDY, London, UK P. G. MATTHEWS, Melbourne, Australia J. L. VILLAVICCENCIO, Bethesda, USA E. ERACLEOUS, Nicosia, Cyprus M. A. McGRATH, Darlinghurst, Australia M. YOKOHAMA, Kobe, Japan I. ERIKSON, Uppsala, Sweden D. MIKHAILIDIS, London, UK J. ZHANG, Beijing, China J. R. ESCUDERO, Barcelona, Spain N. NAKAJIMA, Chiba, Japan C. K. ZARINS, Stanford, USA P. FIORANI, Rome, Italy W. PAASKE, Aarhus, Denmark R. E. ZIERLER, Seattle, USA EDITORS EMERITUS C. ALLEGRA, Rome, Italy P. MAURER, Munich, Germany ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR D. BOND, London, UK MANAGING EDITOR A. 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