[Intermittent claudication].
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.
Jensen
Martin Bach
MB
Herning Sygehus, Kirurgisk Afdeling, Kirurgisk forskningsafsnit. mbj@dadlnet.dk
Nørager
Charlotte Buchard
CB
Lindholt
Jes Sanddal
JS
D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors