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    Lower leg blood flow significantly increases with exercise, but this response is blunted in patients with lower limb arteriosclerosis. A proximal steal phenomenon was observed in these patients during exercise.

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    • Obliterating arteriosclerosis of the lower limbs impairs blood flow.
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    • Utilized a thermodilution technique to determine lower leg blood flow at rest, during, and after graduated bicycle exercise.
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    Main Results:

    • Lower leg blood flow increased approximately twenty-fold in healthy subjects and two-fold to ten-fold in arteriosclerotic patients during exercise.
    • A proximal steal phenomenon was observed in patients with significant stenoses during submaximal and maximal exercise.
    • Lower leg blood flow was 45% higher in the sitting position compared to the supine position in patients at a given workload.
    • A strong correlation (r = 0.71, P < 0.001) was found between maximum work capacity and maximum lower leg blood flow.

    Conclusions:

    • Exercise elicits a significant increase in lower leg blood flow, but this response is diminished in patients with lower limb arteriosclerosis.
    • The study identified a proximal steal phenomenon and highlighted the influence of body position on exercise-induced blood flow in these patients.
    • Findings underscore the utility of exercise testing in evaluating vascular function and the impact of arteriosclerosis on lower limb perfusion.