Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Bendaas Djamel

Publications

• Case Report
  Acute Aortic Dissection in a Young Healthy Athlete with Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Use: A Case Report from Qatar
  Author(s): Manish Barman, Bendaas Djamel and Joji MathewsManish Barman, Bendaas Djamel and Joji Mathews
  
  Acute aortic dissection can occur at the time of intense physical exertion in strength-trained athletes like weightlifters, bodybuilders, throwers, and wrestlers. Rapid rise in blood pressure and history of hypertension are the most common causes of aortic dissection in athletes. It is a very tragic event because of its high mortality rate of about 32% in young patients. We report a case of aortic dissection in a young weightlifter with history of anabolic steroid usage with an extensive intimal tear of the aorta at Sino tubular junction and arch. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9517.1000152

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