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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

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Donaldson, M.C. Chronic venous insufficiency. Curr Treat Options Cardio Med 2, 265–272 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-000-0021-2

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