Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Zhen-yu Cao

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• Research Article
  Additive Effect of Moxibustion Therapy and Treadmill Exercise as a Treatment for Intermittent Claudication Associated with Peripheral Arterial Disease
  Author(s): Lei Wang, Hua-ping Pan, Zun Wang, Zhen-yu Cao, Jia-jia Qian and Bin Xu Lei Wang, Hua-ping Pan, Zun Wang, Zhen-yu Cao, Jia-jia Qian and Bin Xu
  
  Objective: To determine the effect of moxibustion combined treadmill exercise on subjects with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Methods: 80 PAD patients were randomly assigned into a control group (CG, n=20), a moxibustion therapy group (MG, n=20), a treadmill exercise group (TG, n= 0) and a moxibustion therapy combined with treadmill exercise group (MTG, n=20) with the treatments of 18 weeks. Outcome measurements were lower limbs' transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2), treadmill-walking test to determine when claudication pain begins and how long it takes to reach the maximum claudication pain, 6-minute walking test (6MWT) and walking impairment questionnaire (WIQ). Results: MG, TG and MTG treatment groups showed a significantly better curative effect (p<0.05) in all of the outcome measurements.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000381

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