MIMIC TRIAL: EXERCISE + PTA

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  • PTA (stents used in Iliac arm) conferred adjuvant benefit over best medical therapy in both AortoIliac and Femoral Popliteal disease (based on walking distance)
  • Added benefit over exercise alone
  • One of the few trials to prove a clinical benefit for endovascular intervention
  • Adding endovascular therapy to exercise in selected patients is reasonableEur. J. Vacs & Endovasc. Surgery 2008; 36: 680-688