National assessment of availability, awareness, and utilization of supervised exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication

Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is an inexpensive, low-risk, and effective option when compared with invasive therapies for the treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication. Randomized, controlled trials have demonstrated the benefits of SET in improving maximum walking distance in intermittent claudication patients, and society guidelines recommend SET as first-line therapy. In 2017, the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) added coverage of SET.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - November 5, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Anahita Dua, Rebecca Gologorsky, Dasha Savage, Neil Rens, Neil Gandhi, Benjamin Brooke, Matthew Corriere, Elizabeth Jackson, Oliver Aalami Source Type: research