A Case Whose Intermittent Claudication Disappeared After Weight Reduction

Intermittent claudication

Peripheral arterial disease is a common health problem that globally affects over 200 million individuals, and intermittent claudication (IC) is the most common symptomatic presentation. The leg symptoms in IC are provoked by walking exercise and can be alleviated by medical intervention, exercise training and invasive vascular interventions (revascularization). The quality of evidence for inva...

Intermittent claudication; a clinical study.

Hypnosis in Intermittent Claudication. Report of a Case

His attention was drawn to the cold condition of his right leg in 1939 when the last phalanx of his right big toe was amputated. As the cold leg did not cause any inconvenience, he did not mind it. As the months and years rolled on, he felt the cold sensation getting worse, more so in his leg, and resorted to many home remedies and massage for relief. Numbness worried him and tingling sensation...

Patients with Intermittent Claudication

Increased blood viscosity has been shown to be an important factor in reducing blood flow in a review and analysis of the history, clinical findings, and haemodynamic, rheological, radiological, and biochemical measurements in 126 patients with intermittent claudication. In some patients increased viscosity seemed to be the determining cause of claudication. A raised plasma fibrinogen was the m...

Pentoxifylline for intermittent claudication.

BACKGROUND Intermittent claudication (IC) is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pentoxifylline, one of many drugs used to treat IC, acts by decreasing blood viscosity, improving erythrocyte flexibility and promoting microcirculatory flow and tissue oxygen concentration. Many studies have evaluated the efficacy of pentoxifylline in...