PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J R Payne AU - P J Kotwinski AU - H E Montgomery TI - Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids AID - 10.1136/hrt.2003.025783 DP - 2004 May 01 TA - Heart PG - 473--475 VI - 90 IP - 5 4099 - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/5/473.short 4100 - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/5/473.full SO - Heart2004 May 01; 90 AB - 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?