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The Bambuí health and aging study (BHAS). Prevalence of intermittent claudication in the aged population of the community of Bambuí and its associated factors

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of intermittent claudication in the aged population of Bambuí, Brazil, and to identify the factors associated with this disease.
Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Henrique Leonardo Guerra, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal, Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa   +5 more
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Gait pattern in patients with peripheral artery disease

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background The aim of the present paper is to assess the gait pattern of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). A more specific aim is to compare the gait pattern of PAD patients before and after the appearance of intermittent claudication ...
Maria Szymczak, Paweł Krupa, Grzegorz Oszkinis, Marian Majchrzycki   +3 more
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Eccentric strength and endurance in patients with unilateral intermittent claudication

Clinics, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To analyze concentric and eccentric strength and endurance in patients with unilateral intermittent claudication. INTRODUCTION: Basic motor tasks are composed of concentric, isometric, and eccentric actions, which are related and contribute to
Márcio Basyches, Nelson Wolosker, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Lucas Caseri Câmara, Pedro Puech-Leão, Linamara Rizzo Battistella   +5 more
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Increasing walking in patients with intermittent claudication: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2010
Background People with intermittent claudication are at increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke compared to matched controls. Surgery for intermittent claudication is for symptom management and does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular ...
O'Carroll Ronan E, Swanson Vivien, Cunningham Maggie A, Holdsworth Richard J   +3 more
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Peripheral Artery Disease Accompanied by Intermittent Claudication in Rural Areas of Sikka Regency – A Cross Sectional Study with Pulse Palpation Methods and Its Risk Factors

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2017
Introduction. There are few studies regarding peripheral artery disease (PAD by intermittent claudication) on adults in Indonesia, including its risk factors.This study aims to determine relationship and comparison of PAD accompanied by intermittent ...
Naldo Sofian , Garry Prasetyo, Stephanie Wibisono   +2 more
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Exercise for intermittent claudication.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
BACKGROUND Exercise programmes are a relatively inexpensive, low-risk option compared with other, more invasive therapies for treatment of leg pain on walking (intermittent claudication (IC)). This is the fourth update of a review first published in 1998.
R. Lane, A. Harwood, L. Watson, G. Leng
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Functional claudication distance: a reliable and valid measurement to assess functional limitation in patients with intermittent claudication

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2009
Background Disease severity and functional impairment in patients with intermittent claudication is usually quantified by the measurement of pain-free walking distance (intermittent claudication distance, ICD) and maximal walking distance (absolute ...
Prins Martin H, de Bie Rob A, Willigendael Edith M, Nicolaï Saskia PA, Kruidenier Lotte M, Teijink Joep AW   +5 more
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Patient Characteristics and Comorbidities Influence Walking Distances in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Large One-Year Physiotherapy Cohort Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to investigate the association between age, gender, body-mass index, smoking behavior, orthopedic comorbidity, neurologic comorbidity, cardiac comorbidity, vascular comorbidity, pulmonic comorbidity, internal ...
Sarah Dörenkamp, Ilse Mesters, Rob de Bie, Joep Teijink, Gerard van Breukelen   +4 more
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Supervised exercise therapy versus home-based exercise therapy versus walking advice for intermittent claudication.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
BACKGROUND Although supervised exercise therapy (SET) provides significant symptomatic benefit for patients with intermittent claudication (IC), it remains an underutilized tool.
D. Hageman, H. Fokkenrood, L. Gommans, M. M. van den Houten, J. Teijink   +4 more
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Pathophysiology of Intermittent Claudication in Peripheral Artery Disease.

Circulation Journal, 2017
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects more than 200 million adults worldwide. Patients with lower extremity PAD have a heightened risk for cardiovascular events because of the systemic nature of atherosclerosis, and benefit from treatment with risk ...
N. Hamburg, M. Creager
semanticscholar   +1 more source