Rapid foot and calf compression increases walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication: Results of a randomized study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 794-801

  Ramaswami, Ganesh ^a,e   D'Ayala, Marcus ^a   Hollier, Larry H ^b   Deutsch, Reena ^c   McElhinney, A James ^d  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SITTING; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ASPIRIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LEG; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 18844375134     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.01.045     Document Type: Article

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