Revascularisation plus supervised exercise is superior to supervised exercise alone for the treatment of intermittent claudication

This study was a multicentre (10 sites), parallel-design randomised controlled trial of supervised exercise plus endovascular revascularisation versus supervised exercise alone for IC.4 Patients with IC and one or more stenotic lesions at the aortoiliac and/or femoropopliteal level amenable to endovascular therapy were eligible. Supervised exercise was provided 2–3 times per week for 30–45 min per session for 3 months and then continued...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Interventional cardiology, Radiology, Clinical diagnostic tests Therapeutics/Prevention Source Type: research