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Recreational weight lifting and aortic dissection: case report

J S Schor1, M D Horowitz, A S Livingstone

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Miami, FL 33101-6310.

Journal of Vascular Surgery
|April 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

This study reports the first case of descending aortic dissection (type III) in a young weightlifter, successfully treated with aortic fenestration and bypass. This suggests a potential emerging risk of aortic dissection in this demographic.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Vascular Medicine
  • Sports Cardiology

Background:

  • Aortic dissection is a serious cardiovascular condition.
  • Previous cases of ascending aortic dissection (type I) have been noted in young weightlifters.
  • Descending aortic dissection (type III) is less commonly reported in this population.