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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2024

Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease.

Neela D Thangada, Mary M McDermott

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Neela D ThangadaFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N Lake Shore Dr, 10th floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Mary M McDermottFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N Lake Shore Dr, 10th floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. mdm608@northwestern.edu.

Funding

NIH HHS 5T32HL069771-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo summarize evidence regarding exercise treatments for lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). RECENT

findingsSupervised walking exercise is recommended by practice guidelines for PAD. Supervised treadmill exercise improves treadmill walking distance by approximately 180 m and 6-min walk distance by 30-35 m, compared to control. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services covers 12 weeks of supervised exercise, but most people with PAD do not participate. Home-based walking exercise may be more convenient and accessible than supervised exercise. In randomized clinical trials, home-based walking exercise interventions incorporating behavioral methods, such as accountability to a coach, goal-setting, and self-monitoring, improved 6-min walk distance by 40-54 m, compared to control. Arm and leg ergometry also improved walking endurance for people with PAD, but efficacy compared to walking exercise remains unclear. Walking exercise is first-line therapy for PAD-related walking impairment and can be effective in either a supervised or a structured home-based setting.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyPeripheral Arterial DiseaseWalkingHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLower ExtremityRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeExerciseIntermittent claudicationMusclePeripheral artery diseaseQuality of lifeTreatment

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PMID38722492

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