Intermittent Claudication
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Infrapopliteal balloon angioplasty for the treatment of chronic occlusive disease.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: There is little documentation of the effectiveness of percutaneous balloon angioplasty (PTA) of infrapopliteal vessels for the treatment of chronic lower extremity ischemia. This study reviewed our recent experience with infrapopliteal ... Read more...

Arteriovenous fistula complicating directional atherectomy of the popliteal artery.

29 Sep 2009 We describe a case of a 70-year-old man with a critical popliteal artery stenosis treated by directional atherectomy and complicated by a huge arteriovenous fistula. A 70-year-old man, previously treated by bilateral femoropopliteal bypass, was ... Read more...

Randomized clinical trial of folate supplementation in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The aim was to determine whether folate supplementation improved arterial function in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). METHODS: Individuals with PAD were randomly assigned to receive 400 microg folic acid (45 patients) or ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Intermittent Claudication'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Leriche syndrome. Nov 2009
• Regarding "Gait variability is altered in patients with peripheral arterial disease". 29 Sep 2009
• Invited commentary. 29 Sep 2009
• Infrapopliteal balloon angioplasty for the treatment of chronic occlusive disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Arteriovenous fistula complicating directional atherectomy of the popliteal artery. 29 Sep 2009
• Randomized clinical trial of folate supplementation in patients with peripheral arterial disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Aug 2009
• [Intermittent claudication induced by betablocker: what to do?] 18 Aug 2009
• Multifactorial determinants of functional capacity in peripheral arterial disease: uncoupling of calf muscle perfusion and metabolism. 9 Aug 2009
• Claudication: exercise vs endoluminal revascularization (CLEVER) study update. 3 Aug 2009
• Prophylactic use of the silver-acetate-coated graft in arterial occlusive disease: a retrospective, comparative study. 3 Aug 2009
• Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition reduces endothelial dysfunction and improves inflammatory status in patients with intermittent claudication. 30 Jul 2009
• Subintimal angioplasty: predictors of long-term success. 30 Jul 2009
• Severe severe psychological repulsion reaction in patient with PAD resulted in natural lower extremity mummification. 30 Jul 2009
• Clinical and microcirculatory effects of transcutaneous CO2 therapy in intermittent claudication. Randomized double-blind clinical trial with a parallel design. 30 Jul 2009
• Percutaneous intervention for chronic total occlusion of the internal iliac artery for unrelenting buttock claudication. 30 Jul 2009
• Interobserver variability of ankle-brachial index measurements at rest and post exercise in patients with intermittent claudication. 30 Jul 2009
• Efficacy of arm-ergometry versus treadmill exercise training to improve walking distance in patients with claudication. 30 Jul 2009
• Regarding "Improved outcomes are associated with multilevel endovascular intervention involving the tibial vessels compared with isolated tibial intervention". 30 Jul 2009
• Reliability of treadmill testing in peripheral arterial disease: a meta-regression analysis. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Intermittent Claudication'

Definition: A symptom complex characterized by pain and weakness in SKELETAL MUSCLE group associated with exercise, such as leg pain and weakness brought on by walking. Such muscle limpness disappears after a brief rest and is often relates to arterial STENOSIS; muscle ISCHEMIA; and accumulation of LACTATE.

Descriptor UI: D007383

Alternative terms: Intermittent Claudication; Claudication, Intermittent;

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Tree Number: C14.907.137.126.669; C23.888.531;