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Can weightlifting cause aortic dissection?
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Rarely : Only in very extreme instances when a person's blood pressure is raised extremely high while attempting very heavy lifts.
Answered 7/6/2012
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Possibly: Any reason that cause sudden and severe increase in blood pressure should be avoided . Most of dissections have no etiology but in unusual diseases like marian syndrome u could be at risk.
Answered 7/9/2012
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