Scientific research

SIR 2008 Annual Meeting Film Panel Case: Arterial Endofibrosis

01 September 2008 The patient was a 31-year-old Armenian-American woman, single and nulliparous. She was an avid amateur athlete, formerly successful in competitive long-distance running and road bicycling. She had a 2-year history of bilateral thigh claudication during...

Iliac Artery Endofibrosis in Athletes: A Case Series

01 January 2008 Introduction Endofibrosis of the external iliac arteries (IE) occurs in some high-performance athletes, particularly female cyclists, and causes leg pain on extreme exertion. Establishing the diagnosis in these cases is challenging, because a vascular...