European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Feb 2007
Controlled Clinical TrialA non-randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a Supervised Exercise Programme for claudication.
The main aims of treatment in patients with intermittent claudication (IC) are to improve the clinical indicators of lower limb ischaemia and patients' quality of life (QoL). The aims of this study were assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of a supervised exercise programme (SEP) in patients with IC. ⋯ Compared to CMT, SEP increases walking distances, improves QoL and is a highly cost-effective treatment for IC.
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Feb 2007
Case ReportsAcute leriche syndrome due to paradoxical embolism.
Paradoxical embolism, describing the passage of venous or right-sided cardiac thrombus into the arterial or systemic circulation through patent foramen ovale, is an uncommon cause of acute arterial occlusion. Here, we report acute Leriche syndrome in a young woman attributable to paradoxical embolism. Ischaemia, patent foramen ovale, and venous thrombosis were the triad of evidence for paradoxical embolism.