A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation
Joint Authors
Posthuma, J. J.
Reesink, K. D.
Schütten, M.
Ghossein, C.
Spaanderman, M. E.
Schep, G.
ten Cate, Hugo
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Exercise-related intermittent claudication is marked by reduced blood flow to extremities caused by either stenosis or impaired vascular function.
Although intermittent claudication is common in the elderly, it rarely occurs in the young and middle-aged individuals.
Here, we report a case of exercise-related claudication in a 41-year-old woman, in the absence of overt vascular pathology.
Using a series of imaging and functional tests, we established that her complaints were due to impaired arterial vasodilation, possibly due to a defect in nitrous oxide-mediated dilation.
The symptoms were reversible upon administration of a calcium antagonist, showing reversibility of the vascular impairment.
Identification of reversible vascular “stiffness” merits consideration in young and otherwise healthy subjects with claudication of unknown origin.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Posthuma, J. J.& Reesink, K. D.& Schütten, M.& Ghossein, C.& Spaanderman, M. E.& ten Cate, Hugo…[et al.]. 2017. A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Posthuma, J. J.…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Posthuma, J. J.& Reesink, K. D.& Schütten, M.& Ghossein, C.& Spaanderman, M. E.& ten Cate, Hugo…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Intermittent Claudication Associated with Impaired Arterial Vasodilation. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150662