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Abstract: . . . increased risk of stroke and heart attack. Furthermore, 60% of patients with IC have evidence on ECG of pre-existing coronary heart disease and approximately one third will have been treated for hypertension. Management The key to management is . . . . . . Davies AH “The practical management of claudication”. Br. Med. J . 2000, 321: 911-912. 3. Bittner V et al “Prediction of mortality and morbidity with a 6-minute walk test in patients with left ventricular dysfunction”. JAMA 270: 1702-7. 4. Reekers JA, Bolia . . . . . . 6-minute walk test in patients with left ventricular dysfunction”. JAMA 270: 1702-7. 4. Reekers JA, Bolia A “Percutaneous intravascular extraluminal (subintimal) recanalisation: how to do it yourself”. Eur. J. Radiol. 1998, 28: 192-8. . . . . . . necessary in those patients who continue to smoke. F i n a l l y, because of the probability of significant coronary artery disease , patients who require vascular surgery to the lower limb(s) may need coronary artery revascularisation as a prelude. . . . --1084,4,136,1363,5418
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