Early outcomes from a randomized, controlled trial of supervised exercise, angioplasty, and combined therapy in intermittent claudication

BACKGROUND: To compare angioplasty (PTA), supervised exercise (SEP) and PTA + SEP in the treatment of intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoropopliteal disease. METHODS: Over a 6-year period, 178 patients (108 men; median age, 70 years) with femoropopliteal lesions suitable for angioplasty we...

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Main Authors: Mazari, Fayyaz Ali Khan, Gulati, Sumit M., Abdul Rahman, Mohd Norhisham Azmi, Lee, H L, Mehta, Tapan Anil, McCollum, Peter Thomas, Chetter, Ian Clifford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010
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