Intermittent claudication: factors determining outcome.

摘要: Two groups of patients were followed up for four to eight years after first referral or admission hospital intermittent claudication (IC) in a study the natural history disease and factors determining its outcome. In one series 60 patients, those who stopped reduced smoking had much improved prognosis. Thus even diagnosis IC it is extremely important that should be encouraged stop smoking, since this correctable factor appears greater importance outcome than other medical risk are less amenable treatment. second study, 160 admission. They total 480 admissions spent 11 190 days hospital; their life expectancy age was about half general population. Age, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular diabetes associated with an adverse