“…Symptoms of CVD for which at least two studies provided interpretable data were: total symptoms score [63,68], pain [56,59,61,64,65,67,68,70], cramps [45,56,59,63,64,67,70], paraesthesia [45,56,59,60,64,67] and heaviness [45,60,61,67,70]. All these variables were monitored by means of scales rating the intensity 0-3 except for one study where pain was measured with the VAS [68].…”