Abstract
Patients with intermittent claudication have a high risk of concomitant cardiovascular disease, and their risk factors should be identified and treated. The prognosis for the leg symptoms is relatively benign, as 75% of patients will stabilize or improve. Physical training, perhaps combined with pharmacotherapy, can usually increase walking distance substantially. The patient should be referred to a vascular surgeon for possible endovascular or surgical treatment if the symptoms significantly impair the patient's social life or working ability.
| Translated title of the contribution | Intermittent claudication |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Læger |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 43-6 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |