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Strong muscles, weak heart: testosterone‐induced cardiomyopathy

Exogenous anabolic androgen steroid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. A 53‐year‐old bodybuilder presented with 3 months of exertional dyspnoea. Physical examination showed tachycardia and pan‐systolic murmur; an echocardiogram showed a left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) of...

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Autores principales: Doleeb, Sarah, Kratz, Ann, Salter, Monica, Thohan, Vinay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6816072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31287235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12494