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Is there any benefit to supervised PAD exercise programs in the presence of collaterals seen on angiography for patients with severe claudication and significant lesions?

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Cardiology · OHSU Vascular Surgery

Yes, exercise benefits for claudication are more about muscle training and metabolism and general physical conditioning than building of collateral circulation.

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