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Aortic Dissection in a Healthy Male Athlete: A Unique Case with Comprehensive Literature Review

A young otherwise healthy 27-year-old male who has been using anabolic steroids for a long time developed Type I aortic dissection associated with heavy weightlifting. The patient did not have a recent history of trauma to the chest, no history of hypertension, and no illicit drug use. He presented...

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Autores principales: Singh, Balraj, Treece, Jennifer M., Murtaza, Ghulam, Bhatheja, Samit, Lavine, Steven J., Paul, Timir K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5050354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27738530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6460386