Recreational weight lifting and aortic dissection: case report.
Although there have been previous cases of ascending (type I) aortic dissection recognized in young weight lifters, this is the first reported instance of a descending (type III) dissection in such an individual. Successful treatment included aortic fenestration and an aortoiliac bypass. A new entity of aortic dissection in young weight lifters may be emerging.
Schor
J S
JS
Department of Surgery, University of Miami, FL 33101-6310.
Horowitz
M D
MD
Livingstone
A S
AS
D000293:Adolescent; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011859:Radiography; D011998:Recreation; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries*
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates