Color Doppler used to detect kinking and intravascular lesions in the iliac arteries in endurance athletes with claudication

Ankle to brachial pressure index in normal subjects and trained cyclists with exercise-induced leg pain

01 november 2001 Purpose: This study compared ankle to brachial pressure indices (ABPI) before and after maximal exercise in three groups in order to investigate maximal exercise testing and ABPI as a useful procedure for the differential diagnosis of exercise-induced...

Vascular complications in high-performance athletes

01 mei 2001 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate our experience with the diagnosis and management of vascular injuries in a group of high-performance athletes. Methods: Between June 1994 and June 2000, we treated 26 patients who sustained vascular...

Pressure measurements at rest and after heavy exercise to detect moderate arterial lesions in athletes

01 april 2001 Purpose: This study defined how ankle arterial blood pressure measurements should be analyzed for the detection of moderate arterial disease (asymptomatic while walking). We used external iliac artery endofibrosis as a unique model of an isolated...

Functional vascular problems in the iliac arteries in endurance athletes. A new concept to explain flow limitations: diagnosis and treatment

13 februari 2001 In current medical practice new disease entities are encountered scarcely. However, sometimes due to progress in knowledge and especially due to application of new diagnostic techniques, unknown diseases may still be found and unravelled. The current...

Magnetic resonance angiography used to detect kinking in the iliac arteries in endurance athletes with claudication

Cyclist's iliac syndrome: temporary relief by balloon angioplasty

01 februari 2001 External iliac stenosis due to endofibrosis is a rare condition that predominantly affects top level cyclists. Short term symptomatic relief is reported in an Olympian after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, which was performed to allow the...

Exercise induced leg pain in young athletes misdiagnosed as pain of musculo-skeletal origin