Endofibrosis in athletes: Is a simple bedside exercise helpful or sufficient for the diagnosis?

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-286

  Bruneau, Antoine ^a,b   Faucheur, Alexis Le ^c,d   Mahe, Guillaume ^a,b   Vielle, Bruno ^b   Leftheriotis, Georges ^a,b   Abraham, Pierre ^a,b  

^a Universite d'Angers   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Institute for Physical Education   (France)

^d Institute of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (IFEPSA)   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclists; Diagnosis; Lower extremity arterial disease; Maximal exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXERCISE INDUCED ARTERIAL ENDOFIBROSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUFFIER DICKSON TEST; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EXERCISE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68449096240     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181b20456     Document Type: Article

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