This PhD project is based on studies carried out during my employment at the Surgical
Research Unit, Regional Hospital Herning from January 2006 to July 2009 and at the …

Patients with intermittent claudicaton have two principal issues. Firstly an increased risk of
cardiovascular events and secondly impaired health-related quality of life associated with …

The effectiveness of drugs to improve the walking distance in intermittent claudication
patients is looked into five points: pathophysiology, drugs, methodology of clinical trials …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological interventions in improving
walking capacity and health-related quality of life for people with intermittent claudication …

Intermittent claudication is a most distressful disability for a mentally alert and otherwise
&dquo; healthy&dquo; individual. The responsible physician is often frustrated because of …

OBJECTIVE:: To establish the effect of exercise therapy in patients with intermittent
claudication and to identify outcome predictors for exercise training. DESIGN:: A …

In recent years, surgery has been used less and less in the treatment of intermittent
claudication. Reasons include preoccupation with risk factor control and medical …

Patients with intermittent claudication have a high risk of concomitant cardiovascular
disease, and their risk factors should be identified and treated. The prognosis for the leg …

Intermittent claudication, according to the Fontaine Classification Scale is a symptom of 2nd
degree atherosclerosis of the arteries of the lower limbs. The process of atherosclerosis …

The present review addresses the history of intermittent claudication in terms of
pathogenetic and therapeutic approach. The reduced blood supply to the affected limb was …