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

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/610314
Date January 2015
CreatorsShennib, H., Hickle, K., Bowles, B.
ContributorsArizona Heart Hospital, University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Phoenix
PublisherBioMed Central
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2015 Shennib et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
Relationhttp://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/10/1/73

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