Chronic transcutaneous electrical stimulation of calf muscles improves functional capacity without inducing systemic inflammation in claudicants

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-209

  Anderson, S I ^a   Whatling, P ^a,b   Hudlicka, O ^a   Gosling, P ^b   Simms, M ^b   Brown, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermittent claudication; Leucocyte activation; Muscle stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

EID: 1642554464     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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