Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication
Table 3
Treadmill test parameters between groups.
RIPC-group ( = 31)
Non/RIPC-group ( = 32)
-value
ICD (m): basal test
209.1 ± 15.4
205.2 ± 12.1
0.27
ICD (m): last test
226.6 ± 15.0
207.4 ± 9.9
<0.001
TWD (m): basal test
368.8 ± 21.0
366.2 ± 24.2
0.70
TWD (m): last test
394.8 ± 19.9
369.4 ± 23.2
<0.001
TRC (min): basal test
7.8 ± 1.3
7.9 ± 1.4
0.85
TRC (min): last test
6.4 ± 1.1
7.7 ± 1.3
<0.001
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. ICD: Initial claudication distance, TWD: Total walking distance; TRC: Time to relief of claudication.
