Weight lifting and aortic dissection: More evidence for a connection

Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-106

  Hatzaras, I ^a   Tranquilli, M ^a   Coady, M ^a   Barrett, P M ^a   Bible, J ^a   Elefteriades, J A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Dissection; Exercise; Vascular diseases; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCENDING AORTA; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33847017595     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094530     Document Type: Article

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