Objective: To investigate the reversibility of adverse cardiovascular effects after chronic
abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) in athletes. Methods: Doppler …

Recent surveys and reports suggest that many athletes and bodybuilders abuse anabolic-
androgenic steroids (AAS). However, scientific data on the cardiac and metabolic …

Since the abuse of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) has been associated with the
occurrence of serious cardiovascular disease in young athletes, we performed two studies to …

Abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has been linked to a variety of different
cardiovascular side effects. In case reports, acute myocardial infarction is the most common …

Background—Although illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use is widespread, the
cardiac effects of long-term AAS use remain inadequately characterized. We compared …

Anabolic steroid abuse in athletes has been associated with a wide range of adverse
conditions, including hypogonadism, testicular atrophy, impaired spermatogenesis …

Power athletes abuse anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) and growth hormone (GH) to
gain their muscular mass and strength. We wanted to determine how massive, self …

Background: Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are sometimes used by power athletes to
improve performance by increasing muscle mass and strength. Recent bioptical data have …

Androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone
testosterone. They can exert strong effects on the human body that may be beneficial for …

BACKGROUND: Athletes use androgenic-anabolic steroids to increase strength and muscle
mass. Several case reports suggest that it may lead to dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS …