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A 46-year-old man presented with symptoms of peripheral vascular disease in 1966. In 1976 arteriography revealed 100% occlusion of both femoral arteries at midthigh and some reconstitution of flow via collaterals into the popliteal region. His cholesterol level was initially 407 mg/100 ml, and his walking tolerance was 100 yards. After a 26-day stay at the Pritikin Longevity Center, his cholesterol dropped from 230 mg/100 ml to 130 mg/100 ml, and his walking tolerance increased to 3 miles in one hour with little leg pain. He has run more than 20 road races and completed a marathon. A recent exercise Doppler exam and a second arteriogram indicated a significant increase in blood flow due to dilation of deep femoral arteries and existing collateral vessels.
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John A. Hall
Mr. Hall is a graduate student in the department of kinesiology, and Dr. Barnard is a professor and research cardiologist in the departments of kinesiology and surgery at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Dixson is a professor in the department of radiology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, in Irvine. Mr. Pritikin is founder of the Pritikin Research Foundation in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barnard is a fellow and Mr. Hall is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Gerald H. Dixson
Mr. Hall is a graduate student in the department of kinesiology, and Dr. Barnard is a professor and research cardiologist in the departments of kinesiology and surgery at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Dixson is a professor in the department of radiology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, in Irvine. Mr. Pritikin is founder of the Pritikin Research Foundation in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barnard is a fellow and Mr. Hall is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
R. James Barnard
Mr. Hall is a graduate student in the department of kinesiology, and Dr. Barnard is a professor and research cardiologist in the departments of kinesiology and surgery at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Dixson is a professor in the department of radiology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, in Irvine. Mr. Pritikin is founder of the Pritikin Research Foundation in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barnard is a fellow and Mr. Hall is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Nathan Pritikin
Mr. Hall is a graduate student in the department of kinesiology, and Dr. Barnard is a professor and research cardiologist in the departments of kinesiology and surgery at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Dixson is a professor in the department of radiology at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center, in Irvine. Mr. Pritikin is founder of the Pritikin Research Foundation in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Barnard is a fellow and Mr. Hall is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.