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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are commonly used among both competitive athletes and recreational athletes in order to gain a performance edge. Unfortunately, AAS generally carries a broad range of short term and long term adverse effects. These include endocrinological abnormalities, cardiovasc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564503 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12492 |
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description | Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are commonly used among both competitive athletes and recreational athletes in order to gain a performance edge. Unfortunately, AAS generally carries a broad range of short term and long term adverse effects. These include endocrinological abnormalities, cardiovascular risks, psychological issues, and largely adverse effects on every organ system in the human body. While testosterone, and at times oxandrolone, are used for clinical purposes, AAS generally encompasses a very broad range of synthetic compounds that are used at high doses. In this case report, we look at a patient who has used the vast majority of common anabolic steroids over the past three decades and how these compounds may affect long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health. The purpose is to provide a primary care approach to this patient population. |
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spelling | pubmed-78610662021-02-08 Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements Farzam, Khashayar Cureus Cardiology Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are commonly used among both competitive athletes and recreational athletes in order to gain a performance edge. Unfortunately, AAS generally carries a broad range of short term and long term adverse effects. These include endocrinological abnormalities, cardiovascular risks, psychological issues, and largely adverse effects on every organ system in the human body. While testosterone, and at times oxandrolone, are used for clinical purposes, AAS generally encompasses a very broad range of synthetic compounds that are used at high doses. In this case report, we look at a patient who has used the vast majority of common anabolic steroids over the past three decades and how these compounds may affect long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health. The purpose is to provide a primary care approach to this patient population. Cureus 2021-01-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7861066/ /pubmed/33564503 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12492 Text en Copyright © 2021, Farzam et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Farzam, Khashayar Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title | Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title_full | Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title_fullStr | Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title_full_unstemmed | Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title_short | Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Cardiometabolic Derangements |
title_sort | anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiometabolic derangements |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861066/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33564503 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12492 |
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