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Intermittent claudication. The natural history

M M McDermott1, W McCarthy

  • 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The Surgical Clinics of North America
|August 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Patients with intermittent claudication often have underlying cardiovascular disease, increasing their risk of adverse events. Careful management and smoking cessation are crucial for improving outcomes in these patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Vascular Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Intermittent claudication is common in lower extremity atherosclerotic disease.
  • Patients with claudication face elevated risks of cardiovascular events due to coexisting conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review management strategies for intermittent claudication.
  • To highlight the importance of considering associated cardiovascular disease.
  • To emphasize patient selection for interventions and lifestyle modifications.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on intermittent claudication.
  • Analysis of risk factors and outcomes in affected patients.
  • Evaluation of current treatment approaches and evidence gaps.

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Main Results:

  • Lower extremity morbidity is generally low, but cardiovascular risk is high.
  • Limited data exists for routine coronary artery disease work-up in conservative management.
  • Smoking cessation significantly reduces adverse cardiovascular and lower extremity outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians must integrate cardiovascular risk assessment into intermittent claudication management.
  • Careful selection for lower extremity interventions is warranted.
  • Further research is needed on functional outcomes across treatment strategies.