1. Exercise and the hallmarks of peripheral arterial disease
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Saúl Peñín-Grandes, Juan Martín-Hernández, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Susana López-Ortiz, José Pinto-Fraga, Lourdes del Río Solá, Enzo Emanuele, Simone Lista, Alejandro Lucia, and Alejandro Santos-Lozano
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Enfermedad cardiovascular ,Intermittent Claudication ,Deporte ,Atherosclerosis ,Ejercicio físico ,Exercise Therapy ,Peripheral Arterial Disease ,Tratamiento médico ,Lower Extremity ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Exercise ,Enfermedad arterial periférica - Abstract
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a prevalent cardiovascular disease. The main hallmarks of this condition are atherosclerosis and myopathy in the lower limbs, with progressive deterioration of the functional capacity and quality of life of affected individuals. There is evidence supporting physical exercise as an effective alternative for the treatment of PAD. In this context, unraveling the biological mechanisms by which exercise intervention might improve the clinical manifestation of PAD can help gain insight into the pathophysiology of this condition, as well as explore new treatment and preventive approaches. In this review, we thus describe the different mechanisms by which exercise could impact the different hallmarks of PAD. Physical exercise positively modulates pathways related to inflammation and the atherosclerotic process and can attenuate the progression of lower-limb myopathy, with subsequent improvements in patients’ functional capacity and health-related quality of life. At the whole-body level, these improvements translate into a better functional status and wellbeing. Sin financiación 6.851 JCR (2021) Q1, 35/143 Peripheral Vascular Disease 1.399 SJR (2021) Q1, 57/356 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine No data IDR 2021 UEM
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- 2022
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