Acrobatic vascular disease.
Athletes performing repetitive movements can develop arterial injuries. These are uncommon. We present a case of bilateral subclavian/axillary artery stenosis in a female patient referred to the rapid access chest pain clinic with a presumptive diagnosis of angina. Her symptoms were related to limb ischemia rather than cardiac insufficiency. Detailed history from this patient revealed that she had spent 8 years working as an acrobat being swung by the arms twice daily during performances.
Wojciuk
Jerzy
J
Cardiology Department, Regional Cardiac Centre, Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR, UK. dr.wojciuk@bfwhospitals.nhs.uk
Bury
Roger W
RW
Brack
Michael J
MJ
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000175:diagnosis; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors