Acute Lower Leg Heating Increases Exercise Capacity in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Lower leg heating, for as short as 15 minutes, increases postheating leg perfusion and exercise capacity in patients with PAD.
PMID: 30024488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - July 18, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Pellinger TK, Neighbors CB, Simmons GH Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research