Exercise therapy in routine management of peripheral arterial diseaseand intermittent claudication: a scoping review

摘要

Little is known about the extent to which routine care management ofperipheral arterial disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC) alignwith best practice recommendations on exercise therapy. We conducted ascoping review to examine the published literature on the availability andworkings of exercise therapy in the routine management of patients with PADand IC, and the attitude and practice of health professionals andpatients.