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Observational studyCirculation2017

Cardiovascular Toxicity of Illicit Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use.

Aaron L Baggish, Rory B Weiner, Gen Kanayama, James I Hudson, Michael T Lu, Udo Hoffmann, Harrison G Pope

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Observational study in Circulation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 366 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aaron L BaggishFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.). abaggish@partners.org hpope@mclean.harvard.edu.
Rory B WeinerFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.).
Gen KanayamaFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.).
James I HudsonFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.).
Michael T LuFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.).
Udo HoffmannFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.).
Harrison G PopeFrom Cardiovascular Performance Program, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.L.B., R.B.W.); Biological Psychiatry Laboratory and Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (G.K., J.I.H., H.G.P.); Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.L., U.H.). abaggish@partners.org hpope@mclean.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Medical Consequences of Long-Term Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid AbuseR01DA029141 · NIDA · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI POPE, HARRISON G · 2011 to 2015
$2.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA029141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMillions of individuals have used illicit anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), but the long-term cardiovascular associations of these drugs remain incompletely understood.

methodsUsing a cross-sectional cohort design, we recruited 140 experienced male weightlifters 34 to 54 years of age, comprising 86 men reporting ≥2 years of cumulative lifetime AAS use and 54 nonusing men. Using transthoracic echocardiography and coronary computed tomography angiography, we assessed 3 primary outcome measures: left ventricular (LV) systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction), LV diastolic function (early relaxation velocity), and coronary atherosclerosis (coronary artery plaque volume).

resultsCompared with nonusers, AAS users demonstrated relatively reduced LV systolic function (mean±SD left ventricular ejection fraction = 52±11% versus 63±8%;

conclusionsLong-term AAS use appears to be associated with myocardial dysfunction and accelerated coronary atherosclerosis. These forms of AAS-associated adverse cardiovascular phenotypes may represent a previously underrecognized public-health problem.

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Doping in SportsWeight LiftingAdultAndrogensCardiotoxicityCase-Control StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesDiastoleEchocardiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedAndrogensPerformance-Enhancing SubstancesTestosterone Congenersanabolic-androgenic steroidsatherosclerosiscardiologycardiomyopathydiastolic dysfunctionmen

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PMID28533317
PMCPMC5614517
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