title: Quality of life following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for claudication.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine quality of life in claudicants before and after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study using EuroQuol questionnaire and visual analogue scales.
  
  
  METHODS
  District general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-nine patients undergoing successful PTA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Before PTA patients showed a significantly lower EuroQuol score compared with the normal population. There was also marked impairment of patients usual activities, mobility and perceived health state. Following successful PTA the EuroQuol score, perceived health state, mobility, usual activities, pain and discomfort and mental state were all significantly improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intermittent claudication impairs quality of life. Following successful PTA there is significant improvement in symptoms and in general health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Regan
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Galland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking