Sudden Cardiac Death in a 20-Year-Old Bodybuilder Using Anabolic Steroids
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cardiology
- Vol. 86 (2) , 172-173
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000176867
Abstract
Anabolic steroid use is widespread and has been associated with a variety of pathological conditions. The subject of this case is a 20-year-old amateur bodybuilder who died of sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. He had no previous medical complaints but had a history of anabolic steroid abuse and a hypertrophic heart (515 g) at autopsy. This case presentation will discuss the cardiovascular effects of these drugs and the possible impact of long-term abuse.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: