Aim: Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) have been implicated in vascular pathology, but their role in chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) remains underexplored. This study investigated the association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a surrogate marker of glycation burden, and CVI severity and outcomes.
Material and Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study included 612 patients with CVI. Patients were stratified by glycation burden: high (HGB; HbA1c ≥6.5%, n=247) and low (LGB; HbA1c
Key words: Chronic venous insufficiency, glycated hemoglobin, advanced glycation end-products, venous ulcer, glycemic variability
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