The Tragedy of a Strong Muscle and a Weak Heart: Complications of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse

Misuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) to boost performance and appearance is rising in the United States (US) with approximately one million people experiencing dependence. Long-term AAS misuse can lead to cardiovascular pathology but rarely cardiogenic shock. We report the case of an acute i...

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Autores principales: Gadela, Naga Vaishnavi, Coban, Hamza, Wasserman, Evan, Schreyer, Evan, Jaiswal, Abhishek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584799
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17389

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584799
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17389

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