Do Revascularization Procedures for Intermittent Claudication Provide Improved Function and Patient Satisfaction?

Lower-extremity revascularization procedures frequently are undertaken to improve function and quality of life for patients experiencing intermittent claudication. Prior studies have primarily focused on disease-specific measurements rather than on patient-reported outcomes. In this single-center, retrospective cohort study with average follow-up of 5 years, 89 patients with intermittent claudication who underwent revascularization were compared with 136 patients who received nonoperative management. Two validated patient-reported outcomes, measuring function and satisfaction, were evaluated.

At baseline, patients who underwent revascularization had lower mean ankle-brachial index (ABI; 0.55 vs. 0.72) and were more commonly clinically frail …