TY - JOUR
T1 - Aortic dissection in a weight lifter with nodular fasciitis of the aorta
AU - Gwan-Nulla, Daniel N.
AU - Davidson, William R.
AU - Grenko, Ronald T.
AU - Damiano, Ralph J.
PY - 2000/6
Y1 - 2000/6
N2 - We report a case of spontaneous aortic dissection in a young weight lifter without aortic medial disease but with a myofibroblastic proliferation of the aortic adventitia consistent with nodular fasciitis. Successful treatment included ascending aorta replacement with Dacron graft and aortic valve resuspension. We believe that the underlying aortic pathology most likely contributed to the development of the aortic dissection. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
AB - We report a case of spontaneous aortic dissection in a young weight lifter without aortic medial disease but with a myofibroblastic proliferation of the aortic adventitia consistent with nodular fasciitis. Successful treatment included ascending aorta replacement with Dacron graft and aortic valve resuspension. We believe that the underlying aortic pathology most likely contributed to the development of the aortic dissection. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01210-8
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01210-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 10892951
AN - SCOPUS:0033922910
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 69
SP - 1931
EP - 1932
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -