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Naftidrofuryl in Chronic Arterial Disease. Results of a Controlled Multicenter StudyFrom the Medizinische Universitäts-Poliklinik Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
From the Zentralkrankenhaus Gauting, Federal Republic of Germany
From the Franziskus-Krankenhaus Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
Krankenhaus Bruchsal, Federal Republic of Germany
Institut fur Medizinische Informatik der Universität Essen, Federal Republic of Germany
From the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany
From the Medizinische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany
In a double blind, randomized multicenter study naftidrofuryl, a vasoactive substance, was compared with placebo in the treatment of 104 patients with chronic arterial occlusive disease. After a run-in period of four weeks the pa tients received either naftidrofuryl (600mg daily) or placebo over 12 weeks. The pain-free and the total walking distances improved significantly in both groups. However, the difference in the improvement of the pain-free walking distance was significant (p < 0.02) in favour of naftidrofuryl. There also was a difference in the improvement of the total walking distance in favour of naftidrofuryl which was not significant. The results indicate that naftidrofuryl has a beneficial effect on the symp toms and lengthens the painfree walking distance in patients with arterial occlu sive disease.
Angiology, Vol. 35, No. 11,
701-708 (1984) |
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