Editor's Choice -- Exercise Therapy for Chronic Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: A Clinical Consensus Document of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases in Collaboration With the European Society of Vascular Medicine and the European Society for Vascular Surgery

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.01.009
• Publication Date: 2024-03-10T09:11:15Z
• Authors: Lucia Mazzolai; Jill Belch; Maarit Venermo; Victor Aboyans; Marianne Brodmann; Alessandra Bura-R...; Sebastien Debus; Christine Espinol...; Amy E. Harwood; John A. Hawley; Stefano Lanzi; Juraj Madarič; Guillaume Mahé; Davide Malatesta; Oliver Schlager; Arno Schmidt-Truc...; Chris Seenan; Henrik Sillesen; Garry A. Tew; Adriana Visonà
• Keywords: Exercise training; Intermittent claudication; Quality of life; Cardiovascular System & Hematology; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; Physical activity; Vascular rehabilitation; 1103 Clinical Sciences; Surgery; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology

All guidelines worldwide strongly recommend exercise as a pillar in the management of patients affected by lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Exercise therapy in this setting presents different modalities, and a structured programme provides optimal results. This clinical consensus paper is intended to promote and assist the set up of comprehensive exercise programmes and best advice for patients with symptomatic chronic PAD. Different exercise training protocols specific for patients with PAD are presented. Data on patient assessment and outcome measures are described based on the current best evidence. The document ends by highlighting supervised exercise programme access disparities across Europe and the evidence gaps requiring further research.