Successful Implementation of the Exercise First Approach for Intermittent Claudication in the Netherlands is Associated with Few Lower Limb Revascularisations

A stepped care model, in which patients are primarily treated with supervised exercise therapy (SET), is recommended as the optimal strategy for intermittent claudication (IC). The aim of this study was to determine the primary treatment (SET, endovascular revascularisation [ER], or open surgery) in relation to secondary lower limb revascularisation and survival in patients with IC.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - August 31, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Sandra C.P. Jansen, Lambertus P.J. van Nistelrooij, Marc R.M. Scheltinga, Ellen V. Rouwet, Joep A.W. Teijink, Anco C. Vahl Source Type: research