Clinical Review
Close-Up on Cilostazol
Treating Intermittent Claudication
Fed Pract. 2003 December;20(12):11
Author(s):
Lagasse AB
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Amy B. Lagasse, MSN, RN
Ms. Lagasse is a registered nurse working in the noninvasive cardiology unit at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
In the 80's and 90's, the only drug used to treat claudication was pentoxifylline. Then cilostazol was approved. See how this relative newcomer holds up under scrutiny.