Dynamic obstruction of the external iliac artery in endurance athletes and its relationship to endothelial function: the case of a long distance runner

Dynamic obstruction of the external iliac artery in endurance athletes and its relationship to endothelial function: the case of a long distance runner

01 June 1997 Case-Report

Title: Dynamic obstruction of the external iliac artery in endurance athletes and its relationship to endothelial function: the case of a long distance runner
Open Access: Nee
Language: English
Year: 1997
DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.31.2.156
Publication Date: 1997-06-01
Journal: BMJ - British Journal of Sports Medicine
Authors:
Isabel A Wright, Neil D Pugh, Jonathan Goodfellow, Andrew M Wood, Ian F Lane and Alan G Fraser
Pubmed ID: 9192135

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 case is reported here of a long distance runner who presented with similar symptoms.