External iliac kinking with surprising histopathological findings in a 60-years-old endurance athlete: a case report

01 juni 2022 In high level endurance competition, 10-20% of the athletes suffer from claudication symptoms. The underlying causes can be intravascular lesion such as endofibrosis, or functional lesions such as kinking and/or excessive length of vessel. We discuss a...

Intravascular Ultrasound as a Valuable Tool in Iliac Endofibrosis Diagnostics

01 juni 2022 Iliac endofibrosis (IE) may cause lower limb ischaemia in younger endurance athletes (cyclists, triathletes, and long distance runners) as a result of subintimal fibrosis of predominantly the external iliac artery. Typical symptoms are reversible...

Endofibrose arterial: relato de caso

03 mei 2022 A endofibrose arterial é uma doença vascular que caracteriza-se pelo espessamento arterial com acometimento das artérias ilíaca externa, femoral comum e poplítea. A população de risco inclui os ciclistas e triatletas. Seu quadro clínico inclui dor e...

Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: External iliac artery endofibrosis

01 april 2022 External iliac artery endofibrosis (EIAE), also known as ‘cyclist’s iliac syndrome’, is an uncommon condition typically affecting young high-endurance athletes. Though EIAE was first described in the 1980s as a cause of lower leg pain in professional...