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Cardiovascular phenotype of long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid abusers compared with strength-trained athletes.
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports - 1 Aug 2022
Fyksen Tea Saetereng, Vanberg Paul, Gjesdal Knut, von Lueder Thomas G, Bjørnerheim Reidar, Steine Kjetil, Atar Dan, Halvorsen Sigrun
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INTRODUCTION: Abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) has been linked to a variety of different cardiovascular (CV) side effects, but still the clinical effects of AAS abuse on CV risk are not clear. The aim of this study was to assess the CV phenotype of a large cohort of men with long-term AAS use compared with strength-trained athletes without AAS use. METHODS: Fifty one strength-trained men with ≥3 years...
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