Effects of Diet and Exercise on Peripheral Vascular Disease
| Autor: | John A. Hall, R. James Barnard, Gerald H Dixson, N. Pritikin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Cholesterol Vascular disease Arteriogram Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Blood flow 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Peripheral Via collaterals 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine chemistry Internal medicine Occlusion Cardiology Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Collateral vessels human activities |
| Zdroj: | The Physician and sportsmedicine. 10(5) |
| ISSN: | 2326-3660 |
| Popis: | In brief A 46-year-old man presented with symptoms of peripheral vascular disease in 1966. In 1976 arteriography revealed 100% occlusion of both femoral arteries at midthigh and some reconstitution of flow via collaterals into the popliteal region. His cholesterol level was initially 407 mg/100 ml, and his walking tolerance was 100 yards. After a 26-day stay at the Pritikin Longevity Center, his cholesterol dropped from 230 mg/100 ml to 130 mg/100 ml, and his walking tolerance increased to 3 miles in one hour with little leg pain. He has run more than 20 road races and completed a marathon. A recent exercise Doppler exam and a second arteriogram indicated a significant increase in blood flow due to dilation of deep femoral arteries and existing collateral vessels. |
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