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Editorial
. 2004 May;90(5):473-5.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.025783.

Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids

J R Payne, P J Kotwinski, H E Montgomery
Editorial

Cardiac effects of anabolic steroids

J R Payne et al. Heart. 2004 May.

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?

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