0.05). Body weight, blood pressure, blood routine test and blood biochemical parameters did not change in the two groups. Only mild side reactions of aescin was found and there was no dropout in the study group, whereas 7 patients dropped out in the control group due to the intolerance for the pressure. Conclusion Aescin has similar efficacy and fewer side effects compared with the compression stocking method in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement of plasma D-dimer level in the diagnosis of acute and chronic deep venous thrombosis(DVT) of the lower limbs. Methods Gold colloids immunofiltration assay(GIA) was used to detect D-dimer in the plasma in 121 patients with DVT of the lower limbs confirmed by continuous wave Dopper ultrasound and B-mode ultrasound (normal value