Incidental intima-media wall changes in the lower-limb arteries : a case series in habitual distance runners
Date
2017
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This case series describes the observed presence of echogenic circular “beads” identified by high-resolution ultrasound imaging in the peripheral arterial walls of the lower limbs of three vascularly asymptomatic runners. The aetiology, mechanisms and clinical implications of these observations remain uncertain.
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CITATION: Roos, B. & Derman, W. 2016. Incidental intima-media wall changes in the lower-limb arteries : a case series in habitual distance runners. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(1):30-32, doi:10.17159/2078-516X/2016/v28i1a1417.
The original publication is available at http://journals.assaf.org.za/sajsm/
The original publication is available at http://journals.assaf.org.za/sajsm/
Keywords
Long-distance runners, Lower limbs -- Arteries, Endurance sports, Foot -- Calcification
Citation
Roos, B. & Derman, W. 2016. Incidental intima-media wall changes in the lower-limb arteries : a case series in habitual distance runners. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(1):30-32, doi:10.17159/2078-516X/2016/v28i1a1417