Contribution of the maximal exercise test to diagnosis the vascular origin of leg pain in athletes

Leg pain is a common debilitating symptom in athletes. Vascular disease is not often proposed as a possible cause. Maximal exercise with measure of the ankle-brachial index after exercise can be an interesting diagnostic test. We report an illustrative case where an athlete presented leg pain reveal...

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Published inJournal de médecine vasculaire Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 379 - 383
Main Authors Paul, E, Jaquinandi, V, Larralde, A, Schnell, F, Mahé, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.12.2018
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Arterial disease
Index de pression systolique
Épreuve d’effort maximale
Maximal exercise test
Ankle-brachial index
Artériopathie
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Summary:Leg pain is a common debilitating symptom in athletes. Vascular disease is not often proposed as a possible cause. Maximal exercise with measure of the ankle-brachial index after exercise can be an interesting diagnostic test. We report an illustrative case where an athlete presented leg pain revealing arterial disease disclosed by exercise. Interestingly, sub-maximal exercise did not cause pain, causing a delay in diagnosis. The vascular origin of leg pain can be detected with a maximal exercise test that induces the symptomatic pain or at least clinical discomfort.
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ISSN:2542-4513
DOI:10.1016/j.jdmv.2018.10.001