Leitthema Gefässchirurgie 2017 · 22:159–164 DOI 10.1007/s00772-017-0269-4 Published online: 18 April 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication.
A. E. Harwood · J. P. Totty · E. Broadbent · G. E Smith · I. C. Chetter Academic Vascular Surgical Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication
Introduction Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common chronic condition that can cause lower extremity pain when walking; classically known as intermittent claudication (IC). Clinically patients have diminished or absent pulse on physical examination and an anklebrachial pressure index (ABPI) of 0.9
None
EQ5D
19
Mangiafico et al. [30]
42
64 ± 8
37 (88.1)
0.55 ± 0.22
Drug intervention (prostaglandin)
WIQ RAND-36
20
Bartman et al. [2]
44
70.5 ± 6
43 (97.7)
A. E. Harwood · J. P. Totty · E. Broadbent · G. E Smith · I. C. Chetter Academic Vascular Surgical Unit, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication
Introduction Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common chronic condition that can cause lower extremity pain when walking; classically known as intermittent claudication (IC). Clinically patients have diminished or absent pulse on physical examination and an anklebrachial pressure index (ABPI) of 0.9
None
EQ5D
19
Mangiafico et al. [30]
42
64 ± 8
37 (88.1)
0.55 ± 0.22
Drug intervention (prostaglandin)
WIQ RAND-36
20
Bartman et al. [2]
44
70.5 ± 6
43 (97.7)
