Scientific Research
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Scientific research
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There have been recent reports of exercise induced claudication in endurance trained athletes attributed to narrowing of the external iliac artery. Most patients have been competitive cyclists, and intimal hyperplasia has been cited as the cause. The...
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Stenosis of the external iliac artery in healthy athletes, although uncommon, has been reported in competition cyclists. A case of a racing cyclist whose chronic vague leg symptoms were incorrectly attributed to L4/5 nerve root irritation is reported....
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Echography of external iliac artery endofibrosis in cyclists
Forty-eight cyclists were studied for suspected external iliac artery endofibrosis with ultrasound B-mode imaging. In highly trained competition cyclists, symptoms of external iliac artery endofibrosis were characterized by lower limb claudication...
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Stenotic intimal thickening of the external iliac artery in competition cyclists
Twenty-three cases of an arterial disease that affects competition cyclists are reported. Patients complained of intermittent acute claudication appearing on one lower limb only at the time of a maximal strain while cycling. Doppler hemodynamic...
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Endofibrosis of the External Iliac Artery in Bicycle Racers : An Unrecognized Pathological State
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Two top class cyclists, 23 and 24, complained of intermittent acute claudica tion at maximal effort due to a stenotic endofibrosis of the external iliac artery. Symptoms disappeared after endarterectomy and venous patch arterioplasty. This pathology is...