Background People with intermittent claudication suffer from pain in the muscles of the leg
occurring during exercise which is relieved by a short period of rest. Symptomatic relief can be …

OBJECTIVE: Assessment of walking distance by treadmill testing is the most commonly
used method to evaluate the effect of treatment in patients with peripheral arterial disease. …

OBJECTIVE: A meta-regression analysis was conducted to identify the most reliable
treadmill protocol for the assessment of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). …

Purpose To determine whether a percutaneous vascular intervention (PVI) combined with
supplemental supervised exercise therapy (SET) is more effective than a PVI alone in …

Background The reference standard for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease in primary
care is the ankle brachial index (ABI). Various methods to measure ankle and brachial blood …

OBJECTIVE: This cohort study was conducted to determine the effect on walking distances of
supervised exercise therapy provided in a community-based setting. METHODS: The study …

Background Disease severity and functional impairment in patients with intermittent
claudication is usually quantified by the measurement of pain-free walking distance (intermittent …

OBJECTIVES: The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) is a frequently used questionnaire
to evaluate patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The aim of this study is to validate …

The objective of the study was to provide an overview of the most common treatments for
intermittent claudication and to determine the effectiveness in improving walking distance and …

The prevalence of obesity is rising. Because obesity is positively associated with many health
related risks and negatively associated with life expectancy this is a threat to public health. …