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Diagnostic Approach and Management of Iliac Artery Endofibrosis in Athletes: A Scoping Review
Iliac artery endofibrosis (IAE) is a rare vascular condition with an estimated global prevalence of 0.01%. It primarily affects endurance athletes, especially cyclists, and often presents with exercise-induced leg discomfort or reduced performance....
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Background: Flow limitations in the iliac arteries (FLIA) is a sport-related vascular condition increasingly recognised as an occupational risk for professional cyclists and other endurance athletes. Surgical reconstruction is the definitive treatment...
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Iliac artery endofibrosis: diagnostic dilemna and treatment options
Background: External iliac artery endofibrosis (EIAE) is an uncommon pathology, predominantly occurring in cyclists, caused by thickening of the external iliac artery intima. Symptoms are exercise-dependent and typically consist of pain, muscle cramps...
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Endofibrosis is a rare condition affecting blood vessels, occurring mainly among young healthy athletes. This condition arises as progressive stenosis of the iliac arteries, which attenuates the blood circulation of the limb, thus leading to pain...
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Overview of arterial pathology related to repetitive trauma in athletes
Background/objective: Sport-related vascular trauma is an important consequence of increased physical activity. Repetitive, high-intensity movements predispose athletes to vascular disease, including arterial pathology, by exerting increased pressure...
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Don’t Just Blame it on the Veins: An Update on Vascular Exertional Limb Pain
Exertional limb pain is a common problem encountered in recreational and competitive athletes. Affecting both the upper and lower extremities, this broad entity can be musculoskeletal, vascular, neurologic, oncologic, or infectious in origin. This...
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Arterial pathologies in athletes
Identification and treatment of arterial pathologies in athletes can present a significant challenge because symptoms may be nonspecific and standard examination is often unremarkable. Sportspeople frequently experience long delays to diagnosis, during...
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Peripheral Non-atherosclerotic Arterial Disorders: What Radiologists Need to Know
Peripheral non-atherosclerotic arterial disorders (NAADs) are a heterogeneous group of rather uncommon conditions that tend to manifest in subjects without atherosclerosis. Each of these conditions has distinctive pathophysiology; however, there are...
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Exertional leg pain is a common condition seen in runners and the general population. Given the broad differential diagnosis of this complaint, this article focuses on the incidence, anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic...
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Nonatherosclerotic PAD: Approach to Exertional Pain in the Lower Extremities
Atherosclerotic peripheral artery disease is the most common cause of intermittent claudication. Nonatherosclerotic peripheral artery disease is a heterogeneous collection of diseases affecting the extracoronary arteries which is not due to...
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Arterielle afklemningssyndromer i underekstremiteterne
Funktionsbetingede bensmerter (claudicatio intermittens) hos yngre og i øvrigt raske, veltrænede personer er usædvanligt, men kan ses ved nonaterosklerotiske tilstande som funktionel arteria iliaca-obstruktion og arteria poplitea-afklemningssyndrom....
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Basic data underlying decision making in nonatherosclerotic causes of intermittent claudication
Although most cases of vasculogenic intermittent claudication are caused by atherosclerosis, there is an important minority of cases that are due to nonatherosclerotic causes. Because of their rarity and younger population affected, often without...
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Conditions Presenting with Symptoms of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is estimated to affect more than 20% of people older than 65 years. The vast majority of patients with symptoms suggestive of PAD have atherosclerosis often associated with conventional vascular risk factors such as...
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Lower limb vascular dysfunction in cyclists
Sports-related vascular insufficiency affecting the lower limbs is uncommon, and early signs and symptoms can be confused with musculoskeletal injuries. This is also the case among professional cyclists, who are always at the threshold between...
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Exertional leg pain in the athlete
Exertional leg pain is a common condition seen in athletes and the general population. Although the differential diagnosis of exertional leg pain is broad, this article focuses on the incidence, anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation,...
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Endofibrosis and Kinking of the Iliac Arteries in Athletes: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Kinking and endofibrosis of the iliac arteries are uncommon and poorly recognized conditions affecting young endurance athletes. Deformation or progressive stenosis of the iliac artery may reduce blood flow to the lower limb and adversely...
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Objective: The purpose of this article is to review the role of imaging in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with sport-related flow limitations in the iliac arteries. Conclusion: Endurance athletes can develop flow restriction during...
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Vascular disorders in athletes
Athletes rarely present with symptoms or clinical findings suggestive of vascular disease. However, vascular etiologies should be considered when an athlete complains of persistent symptoms which are refractory to conservative therapies commonly used...
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In the general population, vascular causes of exercise-induced limb discomfort are most often the result of peripheral artery disease (PAD) due to atherosclerosis. However, several other clinical entities can often mimic the symptoms of atherosclerotic...
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Exertional Leg Pain: Teasing Out Arterial Entrapments
Vascular causes of exertional lower extremity pain are relatively rare, but may be the answer in athletes refractory to treatment for the more common overuse syndromes of the lower extremities. It is important to differentiate these vascular causes...