Recreational weight lifting and aortic dissection: case report

J Vasc Surg. 1993 Apr;17(4):774-6. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.40230.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / surgery
  • Male
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates
  • Radiography
  • Recreation*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Weight Lifting / injuries*

Substances

  • Polyethylene Terephthalates