RT Book, Section A1 Phillips, Raymond E. SR Print(0) ID 1175312975 T1 Historical Overview T2 Venous Insufficiency YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260461268 LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175312975 RD 2024/03/28 AB This chapter presents a perspective of venous insufficiency through the viewpoint of long past experience. Here we look at the slow progress over the centuries toward understanding of the disorder and of the ways people tried to cope with its consequences. The story recounts some of the discoveries, insights, and misadventures that tell of a fascinating drama in the history of medicine.