PubMed · 16393563
[Intermittent claudication].
Abstract
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 symptoms is relatively benign, as 75% of patients will stabilize or improve. Physical training, perhaps combined with pharmacotherapy, can usually increase walking distance substantially. The patient should be referred to a vascular surgeon for possible endovascular or surgical treatment if the symptoms significantly impair the patient's social life or working ability.
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Martin Bach Jensen, Charlotte Buchard Nørager, Jes Sanddal Lindholt. 2006-01-03. [Intermittent claudication].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16393563/
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