Descending stair walking in patients with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease: A pilot study

Vasc Med. 2022 Apr;27(2):171-173. doi: 10.1177/1358863X211058784. Epub 2021 Dec 5.

Authors

Stefano Lanzi¹, Paula Nussbaumer², Luca Calanca¹, Lucia Mazzolai¹, Davide Malatesta²

Affiliations

¹ Heart and Vessel Department, Division of Angiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
² Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: claudication; exercise therapy; peripheral artery disease (PAD); physical actvity.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Exercise Therapy
Humans
Intermittent Claudication / diagnosis
Intermittent Claudication / therapy
Lower Extremity / blood supply
Peripheral Arterial Disease* / diagnosis
Pilot Projects
Walking*