Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication
Table 2
Treadmill test parameters within groups.
RIPC-group ( = 31)
-value
Non/RIPC-group ( = 32)
-value
ICD (m): basal vs. last test
209.1 ± 15.4 vs. 226 ± 15.0
<0.001
205.2 ± 12.1 vs. 207.4 ± 9.9
0.13
TWD (m): basal vs. last test
368.8 ± 21.0 vs. 394 ± 19.9
<0.001
366.5 ± 24.2 vs. 369.4 ± 23.2
0.21
TRC (min): basal vs. Last test
7.8 ± 1.3 vs. 6.4 ± 1.1
<0.001
7.9 ± 1.4 vs. 7.7 ± 1.3
0.11
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. ICD: Initial claudication distance, TWD: Total walking distance; TRC: Time to relief of claudication.
