You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Editorial
Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids
  1. J R Payne,
  2. P J Kotwinski,
  3. H E Montgomery
  1. Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr H E Montgomery
    British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Royal Free & University College Medical School, Rayne Building, 5 University Street, London WC1E 6JF, UK; h.montgomeryucl.ac.uk

Abstract

Anabolic steroid abuse in athletes has been associated with a wide range of adverse conditions, including hypogonadism, testicular atrophy, impaired spermatogenesis, gynaecomastia, and psychiatric disturbance. But what effect does steroid abuse have on the cardiovascular system?

  • steroid
  • hypertrophy
  • exercise
  • anabolic steroids
  • AAS, anabolic/androgenic steroids
  • AR, androgen receptor
  • ExU, ex-users of anabolic steroids
  • hCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin
  • hGH, human growth hormone
  • LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy
  • LVMM, left ventricular muscle mass
  • RAS, renin-angiotensin system
  • RT, resistance training
  • U, users of anabolic steroids
  • WL, weightlifters

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2003.025783

Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

    View Full Text

    Linked Articles

    • Miscellanea
      WEB TOP 10
      BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
      Heart 2004; 90 805-805 Published Online First: 14 Jun 2004.