By Katherine Kozlowski, medical author and contributor to Vein News and VeinsVeinsVeins.com
Researchers performed a 12-month prospective study on the Asian population in Singapore to determine the efficacy of cyanoacrylate glue (CAG) in the closure of refluxing truncal veins.
METHODS:
140 truncal veins were included in the study (136 legs).
Patients were assessed using the revised Venous Clinical Severity Score (rVCSS) and quality of life indicator score post-procedure. Duplex ultrasound was used to determine successful closure of the truncal vein.
90% of patients successfully followed up at 6- and 12-months post-operatively.
RESULTS:
139/140 (99.3%) of veins were closed at the 6-month mark.
137/140 (97.9%) of veins were closed at the 12-month mark.
rVCSS and quality of life questionnaire scores did not change from 3-12 months post-procedure.
No serious adverse events were reported between 3- and 12-months after the procedure.
CONCLUSIONS:
Cyanoacrylate glue is a safe, effective way to ablate a vein, with a high rate of occlusion in the target vein and sustained quality of life for patients.
Reference:
Summarized from Tang TY, Yap CJ, Soon SX et al. One-year outcome using cyanoacrylate glue to ablate truncal vein incompetence: A Singapore VenaSeal(TM) real-world post-market evaluation study (ASVS). Phlebology 2021; 36(8):609-619.