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Bicycle exercise ankle brachial index recovery time as a novel metric for evaluating the hemodynamic significance of external iliac endofibrosis in competitive cyclists. Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques Tran, K., Dossabhoy, S. S., Sorondo, S., Lee, J. T. 2021; 7 (4): 681-685

Abstract

Subtle radiographic findings can increase the challenge of diagnosing external iliac artery endofibrosis. We evaluated a new metric, the bicycle exercise ankle brachial index recovery time (BART), in a cohort of cyclists with symptomatic external iliac artery endofibrosis. BART was defined as the time required in minutes for the ankle brachial index to return to 0.9 after a period of exercise. Surgical correction resulted in an improvement in BART postoperatively (4.5 ± 4.1 vs 9.1 ± 4.3 minutes; P < .001), with improved values correlating with better patient satisfaction. Documentation of the BARTs before and after surgical treatment provides an additional measure of postoperative hemodynamic improvement.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.08.013

View details for PubMedID 34746530

View details for PubMedCentralID PMC8556481