Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a condition in which veins in the legs fail to efficiently return blood to the heart, causing blood to pool in the lower extremities. The condition occurs when one-way valves in veins that normally prevent the backflow of blood to the legs become damaged or weakened.
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