It is very important to us – as vascular surgeons – to point out that Covid-19 is not the first virus with these significant thromboembolic – sometimes fatal – side effects. There are other risk factors! And in any case, this includes the varicose veins, which are generally not considered so much from a disease perspective. From the point of view of the viral complication, these represent an easy point of attack and are the cause of very rapid thrombosis and embolism.