Axillary vein thrombosis induced by an increasingly popular oscillating dumbbell exercise device: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Bradley Bowles¹  Kelli Hickle¹  Hani Shennib² 

[1] University of Arizona, College of Medicine–Phoenix, 550 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix 85004, AZ, USA;Arizona Heart Hospital, 1930 East Thomas Road, Phoenix 85016, AZ, USA

关键词: Dumbbell;    Shake Weight;    Thoracic outlet syndrome;    Paget-Schroetter syndrome;    Thrombolytic therapy mechanical thrombectomy;    Axillary vein thrombosis;    Venous thrombosis;    Upper extremity;   

Others  :  1209336
DOI  :  10.1186/s13019-015-0264-3

 received in 2014-10-31, accepted in 2015-04-17,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

A 53 year-old male presented with a one-day history of a swollen arm and dull, aching pain in the right upper extremity. The patient reported commencing exercising daily over the prior week with a modified, oscillating dumbbell; commonly referred to as a Shake Weight. Imaging revealed an occlusive thrombus in the right axillary, proximal brachial and basilic veins. The patient was treated with a 24-hour tPA infusion followed by mechanical thrombectomy, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement for a residual thrombus and stenosis. The patient was discharged the following day on warfarin and aspirin. This is the first report of effort-induced thrombosis of the upper extremity following the use of a modified, oscillating dumbbell. Due to the growing popularity of modified dumbbells and the possible risk for axillary vein thrombosis, consideration should be made to caution consumers of this potential complication.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Shennib et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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