Varicose veins on feet: Heart disease?

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Asked for Male, 41 Years

Dear sir, My father, Age 72 years is ILD patient, condition is stable with ILD medications. I recently found there are Varicose veins on his feet. Please see attached image. Is this normal or may cause any clot formation/DVT? Thank you for your suggestions. Regards

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DR AMIT BHARADIYA Cardiologist 7 yrs exp Ahmednagar · Accepted Answer

DR AMIT BHARADIYA

Cardiologist 7 yrs exp Ahmednagar

Your father definitely has very close veins in both legs. If you are concerned regarding DVT, kindly get a Venus Doppler of both his legs done to clarify the doubt.

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