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