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Editorial
Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids
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
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- 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
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