Editing Claudication (section)

== Prognosis ==

The prognosis for patients with [[peripheral vascular disease]] due to [[atherosclerosis]] is poor; patients with intermittent claudication due to atherosclerosis are at increased risk of death from [[cardiovascular disease]] (e.g. [[acute myocardial infarction|heart attack]]), because the same disease that affects the legs is often present in the arteries of the heart.<ref name= PMID17580733>{{cite journal |doi=10.2147/vhrm.2007.3.2.229 |author=Shammas NW |title=Epidemiology, classification, and modifiable risk factors of peripheral arterial disease |journal=Vasc Health Risk Manag |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=229–34 |year=2007 |pmid=17580733 |pmc=1994028 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The prognosis for neurogenic claudication is good if the cause of it can be addressed surgically.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}