Conditions Presenting with Symptoms of Peripheral Arterial Disease

01 december 2014 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...

Iliac artery endofibrosis in a middle-aged female long-distance runner

01 december 2014 Exercise-induced iliac artery endofibrosis is a recently described abnormality of the external iliac artery that typically affects younger, healthy endurance athletes. Characteristic of the initially termed cyclist's iliac syndrome is lower limb pain...

An unusual case of leg pain in a competitive cyclist: a case report and review of the literature

01 november 2014 Cycling has become a popular recreational and competitive sport. The number of people participating in the sport is gradually increasing. Despite being a noncontact, low-impact sport, as many as 85% of athletes engaged in the sport will suffer from an...

Arterial endofibrosis in endurance athletes: angiographic features and classification

01 oktober 2014 Purpose: To describe the spectrum of angiographic features of arterial endofibrosis and to assess the patterns of associated lesions. Materials and methods: This retrospective study was compliant with the declaration of Helsinki principles. Files of...

Images in vascular medicine. External iliac artery endofibrosis in an amateur runner

01 oktober 2014 A 43-year-old female amateur marathon runner presented with a 3-year history of debilitating left calf pain and paraesthesia, which had gradually progressed to affect the anterior thigh and lumbar region. This was particularly apparent on running and...

Vascular disorder in a competitive cyclist: a case report

01 oktober 2014 The purpose of this case report was to alert the physical therapist (PT) to the possibility of vascular disorders in endurance athletes with apparent musculoskeletal symptoms. A 33-year-old female injured her knee in a fall and described a history of...

Impairment of 40-km time-trial performance but not peak power output with external iliac kinking: a case study in a world-class cyclist

01 juli 2014 Iliac blood-flow restrictions causing painful and "powerless" legs are often attributed to overtraining and may develop for some time before being correctly diagnosed. In the current study, differences between actual performance parameters and...

Angiographic evaluation of high performance athletes with endofibrosis

01 maart 2014 Background Arterial endofibrosis is a non-atherosclerotic lesion affecting the external iliac, as well as the common iliac and common femoral arteries. This lesion is most often seen in competitive cyclists and is thought to arise from repetitive...

Thrombosis of external iliac artery due to endofibrosis

01 februari 2014 A 53-year-old cyclist without any cardiovascular or thrombotic risk factors attended the emergency department for pain and a sensation of cold in the right leg the day after a cycling outing. The patient started cycling at the age of 28 years and...