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Editorial
. 2017 Apr 10;10(7):725-727.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.02.036.

Claudication: Pay for Structured Exercise or Go Take a Hike

Neal N Sawlani  1 , Scott Kinlay  2
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Editorial

Claudication: Pay for Structured Exercise or Go Take a Hike

Neal N Sawlani et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: claudication; reimbursement; revascularization; supervised exercise.

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FIGURE 1. Summary of Meta-Analysis
Compared with supervised exercise testing alone, patients with intermittent claudication who undergo both endovascular therapy and supervised exercise testing achieve greater maximal walk distance and less repeat revascularization or amputation (5). OR = odds ratio; WMD = weighted mean difference.
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