Hintergrund: Die Bestimmung der schmerzfreien und maximalen Gehstrecke gehört zum Routineprogamm der angiologischen Untersuchung eines Patienten mit AVK. Unklarheiten bestehen darüber, welchem der beiden Parameter mehr Krankheitsrelevanz zukommt.
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Hintergrund: Mit Hilfe eines krankheitsspezifischen Fragebogens zur Ermittlung der Lebensqualität (CLAU-S) sollte in dieser doppelblinden, placebo-kontrollierten Studie an Patienten, die an einer Claudicatio intermittens leiden, untersucht werden, ob die ...
Background: In patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) stage II, exercise training seems to be important to reduce symptoms and improve functional capacity. We evaluated the effects of an outpatient treatment program on walking distance ...
Hintergrund: Zur Versachlichung der Debatte um die begrenzten Ressourcen im Gesundheitswesen sind Untersuchungen zu den Behandlungskosten und Lebensqualitätsimplikationen einzelner Krankheitsbilder erforderlich. Ziel der Untersuchung waren die ...
Hintergrund: Aus klinischer Erfahrung ist bekannt, dass lymphatische Erkrankungen mit Einschränkungen der Lebensqualität (LQ) verbunden sein können. Angesichts des Fehlens validierter Erhebungsmethoden haben jedoch nur wenige Studien die LQ bei ...
Hintergrund: Die herkömmliche, primär konservative Behandlung der akuten Typ B Aortendissektion hat mit der endovaskulären Stentgraft-Versorgung eine möglicherweise wichtige Alternative erhalten. Ziel war es, die Ergebnisse und die längerfristige ...
Hintergrund: Chronische Wunden sind aufgrund ihres häufigen Vorkommens und der damit verbundenen Kosten von großer sozioökonomischer Bedeutung. Darüber hinaus ist die Erkrankung mit einer großen Einschränkung der Lebensqualität verbunden. Ziel der ...
Background: To determine the impact of the postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) on quality of life after primary upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT). Patients and methods: Twenty-five patients with a history of primary UEDVT, treated with ...
Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into ...
Background: The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) is a short, easy to complete, disease-specific questionnaire to assess intermittent claudication. A Spanish version of the WIQ for Hispanic Americans has recently been validated in Texas, but it needs ...
Background: The WELCH questionnaire includes 4 items (A, B, C and D) and estimates the maximal walking time (MWT) on treadmill in patients with claudication. Its scoring was empirically defined. We aimed to test various methods for scoring to estimate ...
Background: Calf vein diameters during compression with two different stocking brands are assessed as well as quality of life. Patients and methods: 60 subjects (53 female) with painful legs were randomized to either wearing the Venotrain micro® (VM) or ...
Background: Aim of the study was to validate a newly developed disease-specific quality of life questionnaire (Wuerzburg Wound Score, WWS) in patients with chronic arterial or venous leg ulcers. Patients and methods: In this prospective study 115 patients ...
Background: Little is known about comprehensively measured health and quality of life of lower limb lymphedema (LLL). The aim of this study was to determine health and quality of life of LLL patients stratified by primary and secondary lymphedema compared ...
Summary.Background: The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients. Patients and methods: A multi-centre, observational study was ...
Summary:Background: Because of side effects like skin dryness and consecutive symptoms like itching the therapy of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) with medical compression stockings (MCS) can lead to a diminished wear comfort and ...
Summary: A 74-year-old woman presented with acute symptomatic left thigh and calf swelling; imaging demonstrated evidence of occlusive thrombosis from the upper left common iliac vein to the mid-thigh. Single session zero-thrombolysis venous thrombectomy ...
Summary:Background: Open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair is often related to significant morbidity and complications like paraplegia or acute kidney injury. Subsequently, prolonged intensive care stay is common. However, ...
Summary: All guidelines worldwide strongly recommend exercise as a pillar in the management of patients affected by lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Exercise therapy in this setting presents different modalities, and a ...