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External iliac artery endofibrosis in an elite female endurance cyclist

External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare pathology that affects high-level endurance athletes, especially cyclists. Classical symptoms include pain, loss of power, and/or cramp in the affected limb while training at maximal effort. The patient’s lack of atherosclerotic risk factors makes clinica...

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Autores principales: Bilman, Victor, Rinaldi, Enrico, Sanvito, Francesca, Melissano, Germano, Chiesa, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8147885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34093684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.200122
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author Bilman, Victor
Rinaldi, Enrico
Sanvito, Francesca
Melissano, Germano
Chiesa, Roberto
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description External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare pathology that affects high-level endurance athletes, especially cyclists. Classical symptoms include pain, loss of power, and/or cramp in the affected limb while training at maximal effort. The patient’s lack of atherosclerotic risk factors makes clinical suspicion of arteriopathy challenging. Moreover, the best management of such patients is still a subject of discussion. We report the case of a 36-year-old professional female endurance cyclist who presented with lower extremity pain during training. Right external iliac artery endofibrosis was diagnosed and the patient underwent surgical treatment. At two-months follow-up, she reported significant improvement in symptoms. This case highlights the importance of diagnosing peripheral vascular disease in young patients and athletes, who do not fit the ordinary profile of patients with atherosclerotic risk factors.
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spelling pubmed-81478852021-06-04 External iliac artery endofibrosis in an elite female endurance cyclist Bilman, Victor Rinaldi, Enrico Sanvito, Francesca Melissano, Germano Chiesa, Roberto J Vasc Bras Case Report External iliac artery endofibrosis is a rare pathology that affects high-level endurance athletes, especially cyclists. Classical symptoms include pain, loss of power, and/or cramp in the affected limb while training at maximal effort. The patient’s lack of atherosclerotic risk factors makes clinical suspicion of arteriopathy challenging. Moreover, the best management of such patients is still a subject of discussion. We report the case of a 36-year-old professional female endurance cyclist who presented with lower extremity pain during training. Right external iliac artery endofibrosis was diagnosed and the patient underwent surgical treatment. At two-months follow-up, she reported significant improvement in symptoms. This case highlights the importance of diagnosing peripheral vascular disease in young patients and athletes, who do not fit the ordinary profile of patients with atherosclerotic risk factors. Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2021-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8147885/ /pubmed/34093684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.200122 Text en Copyright© 2021 The authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short External iliac artery endofibrosis in an elite female endurance cyclist
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