A weekly, supervised exercise and motivation class for a 6-month period provides a significant improvement in patients' symptoms, quality of life, and distance walked compared with advice alone and this improvement continues after attendance at class has ceased.

Using an appropriate protocol it is possible to use the Stresst'er Ergometer to assist in the diagnosis of significant PAD. Being a portable, space saving device, the Stresst'er offers the opportunity of diagnosis outside the vascular laboratory. This would facilitate medical therapy to at risk patients.

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