Ghada Mohamed Shawky Abdelhalim <br/><br/>
Efficacy of physical therapy program on blood flow after angioplasty /  
 تأثير برنامج العلاج الطبيعى على تدفق الدم بعد توسيع الشرايين الطرفية بالبالونة 
Ghada Mohamed Shawky Abdelhalim ; Supervised Naguib Mohamed Ali Salem , Ahmed Saberry Elsaaed 
 - Cairo :   Ghada Mohamed Shawky Abdelhalim ,   2011 
 - 161 P. :   charts ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders 
<br/><br/> The aim of this study to evaluate the effect of the physical therapy program (aerobic training program as cycle ergometer and treadmill in addition to intermittent pneumatic compression) in improvement of blood flow (ABI) and quality of life (QoL) after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (balloon dilatation with stent in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Forty male patients operated for transluminal angioplasty (balloon dilatation with stenting for peripheral arterial disease) participated in this study 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Aerobic exercise training treadmill-cycle ergometry Intermittent pneumatic compression Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty