Recognising vascular causes of leg complaints in endurance athletes. Part 1: validation of a decision algorithm

01 juli 2002 Flow limitations in the iliac arteries of endurance athletes during exercise were previously ascribed solely to intravascular lesions. We postulate that functional kinking of the arteries can also result in flow limitations. However, the diagnostic...

Recognising vascular causes of leg complaints in endurance athletes. Part 2: the value of patient history, physical examination, cycling exercise test and echo-Doppler examination

01 juli 2002 Leg complaints at maximal exercise in endurance athletes may have many causes, including arterial flow limitations in the iliac arteries. Such flow limitations can evolve into serious health problems due to increasing intravascular obstruction or even...

Excessive length of iliac arteries in athletes with flow limitations measured by magnetic resonance angiography

01 maart 2002 Purpose: Kinking of the iliac arteries can cause flow limitations in endurance athletes. Such kinking may be treated by surgical release of the iliac arteries. However, when the length of the iliac artery is excessive, this may not be effective....

Detection and treatment of claudication due to functional iliac obstruction in top endurance athletes: a prospective study

09 februari 2002 Background: Endurance athletes often have restrictions in flow in their iliac arteries during exercise. Such restrictions have previously been ascribed solely to intravascular lesions. We postulate that flow could also be restricted by functional...

Diagnosing external iliac endofibrosis by postexercise ankle to arm index in cyclists

01 februari 2002 Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine a noninvasive method of evaluating external iliac endofibrosis in cyclists. Methods: Eighteen highly trained male cyclists were divided into two groups: a pathology group (PG; 3 professional and 4 elite)...