Effects of a 6-month exercise program pilot study on walking economy, peak physiological characteristics, and walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 225-232

  Crowther, Robert G ^a   Leicht, Anthony S ^a   Spinks, Warwick L ^a   Sangla, Kunwarjit ^b   Quigley, Frank ^b   Golledge, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Peripheral vascular disease; Vascular disease; Walking economy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WALKING ECONOMY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84865624557     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S30056     Document Type: Article

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