title: [Effect of different tests with physical exercise to change of the ankle-brachial index in aged patients].
abstract: The aim was to study the dynamics of ankle-brachial index (ABI) after treadmill test, after six-minute walk test (SWT) and after electric muscle stimulation (EMS) in aged patients. We conducted a survey of 80 aged patients (73,0 +/- 16,0 years). ABI was determined at rest and immediately after the following tests: 1) treadmill-test for five minutes, 2) SWT, and 3) EMS for five minutes. Atherosclerotic lesions of lower limb arteries was absent only in 21,3% of patients according to color duplex scanning. ABI significantly decreased on both limbs after treadmill-test ant after SWT. During EMS, in contrast, ABI was increased. Thus, you can use SWT in the diagnosis of subclinical atherosclerosis in a general clinical practice as an alternative to treadmill-tests. Good tolerability of EMS patients and ABI increase show the availability of EMS in physical rehabilitation of aged patients with peripheral atherosclerosis.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sumin
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Krasilova
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Masin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index / Q000379:methods*; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color