TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 473 LP - 475 DO - 10.1136/hrt.2003.025783 VL - 90 IS - 5 AU - J R Payne AU - P J Kotwinski AU - H E Montgomery Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/5/473.abstract N2 - 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? ER -