1. Exercise therapy referral and participation in patients with peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT registry.
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Gupta, Tripti, Manning, Patrick, Kolte, Dhaval, Smolderen, Kim G, Stone, Nancy, Henry, Jessica G, Wang, Jingyan, Gosch, Kensey L, White, Christopher J, Spertus, John, and Dawn Abbott, J
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PERIPHERAL vascular diseases ,EXERCISE therapy ,PATIENT participation ,ANKLE brachial index ,MEDICAL referrals ,PRESSURE drop (Fluid dynamics) - Abstract
The registry enrolled 1275 patients and after exclusion of 74 patients who were in an alternate exercise program and deemed ineligible for ET referral, 1201 patients were included in the current analysis. Intermittent claudication, peripheral artery disease (PAD), exercise therapy Keywords: exercise therapy; intermittent claudication; peripheral artery disease (PAD) EN exercise therapy intermittent claudication peripheral artery disease (PAD) 654 656 3 12/09/21 20211201 NES 211201 Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is common, can manifest as intermittent claudication (IC), and is associated with functional impairment and poor quality of life.[1] Treatment options for IC include medical therapy, endovascular intervention, and importantly exercise therapy (ET). [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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