Abdominal Aortic Dissection and Cold-Intolerance After Whole-Body Cryotherapy: A Case Report
Cámara-Lemarroy CR, Azpiri-López JR, Vázquez-Díaz LA, Galarza-Delgado DA
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 7 citations
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- Case report (indexed by PubMed)
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- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2016-07-21 · Clin J Sport Med · vol. 27 · issue 5 · pp. e67–e68
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Cited
- 17 citations · more than 82% of similar papers · 1.5× the field average
- References
- 10 works
- Access
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- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Keywords
- Medicine, Cryotherapy, Aortic dissection, Hemodynamics, Dissection (medical), Blood pressure, Complication, Surgery, Heart rate, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Anesthesia, Aorta
- MeSH
- humans, aortic aneurysm, thoracic, cryotherapy, middle aged, male, cold temperature, aortic dissection
4 authors
From MX
- Carlos Rodrigo Camara-LemarroyUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- Jose Ramon Azpiri-LopezUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- Luis A. Vázquez-DíazUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- D. Á. Galarza-DelgadoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Abstract
Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) involves short exposures to air temperatures below -100°C and is purported to enhance recovery after exercise and accelerate rehabilitation after injury. It is generally considered a procedure with few side effects, but there are no large studies that have established its safety profile. We present the case of a 56-year-old patient who developed an abdominal aortic dissection after receiving 15 sessions of WBC. The patient had no other strong risk factors for aortic dissection. Exposure to cold temperatures, including WBC, has multiple hemodynamic effects, including increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and an adrenergic response. We suggest that these changes could act as a trigger for the onset of aortic dissections. This could be the first reported cardiovascular complication associated with WBC.
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