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What Causes Bulging Veins?
Question: A physician told me my veins (throughout) are like pipes (very large); is this normal?
Brief Answer:
It is not normal to have large veins
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
It is not normal to have large veins like pipes.
Please let me know which veins are large and whether you have any symptoms.
Take care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
It is not normal to have large veins
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
It is not normal to have large veins like pipes.
Please let me know which veins are large and whether you have any symptoms.
Take care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
femoral and ileac arteries
Brief Answer:
Arteries and veins enlarge for different reasons
Detailed Answer:
Artery is different from veins. Arteries take blood from the heart to different parts of the body and have more muscular walls. Arteries may dilate and become aneurysms when the walls become weak.
Veins return the blood from the peripheral organs and tissue to the heart. These have thin walls and dilate when the pressure goes up in them. So if the veins are large one should look for a higher than normal pressure in them.
Arteries and veins enlarge for different reasons
Detailed Answer:
Artery is different from veins. Arteries take blood from the heart to different parts of the body and have more muscular walls. Arteries may dilate and become aneurysms when the walls become weak.
Veins return the blood from the peripheral organs and tissue to the heart. These have thin walls and dilate when the pressure goes up in them. So if the veins are large one should look for a higher than normal pressure in them.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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