Treadmill test is limited in elderly patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Vasa
; 39(3): 237-41, 2010 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20737382
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To describe the applicability and the performance of the treadmill test in elderly patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and without PAD (non-PAD). PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Fifty consecutive PAD and non-PAD elderly patients performed a progressive treadmill test. The proportion of patients who were unable to perform the test and the maximal walking distance were obtained.RESULTS:
The proportion of patients who were unable to perform the treadmill test was similar between PAD (16.6 %) and non-PAD patients (12.5 %), P = .57. Maximal walking time for patients who performed the treadmill test was not different between PAD (232 +/- 218 s) and non-PAD patients (308 +/- 289 s), P = .37.CONCLUSIONS:
The treadmill test is limited in almost 20 % of elderly patients with PAD and non-PAD. These results highlight the need for other forms of exercise stress tests in order to assess the peripheral limitation of patients with PAD.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Doenças Vasculares Periféricas
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Tolerância ao Exercício
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Teste de Esforço
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Claudicação Intermitente
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vasa
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil