A Two-Step Test of Exercise Tolerance in Intermittent Claudication

Abstract

There has been need for a convenient test of exercise tolerance in intermittent claudication. Such tests are necessary for appraisal of therapy and occasionally for diagnosis. In this respect, the need has been similar to that for quantitative measurement of exercise tolerance in angina pectoris. REVIEW OF LITERATURESeveral tests of exercise tolerance have been used in studies of intermittent