ReviewChinese medical journal2019
Anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiovascular risk.
Review in Chinese medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.
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- Regression of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid-Associated Cardiomyopathy Eight Years After Cessation of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse: A Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Beetroot Juice Enhances Nitrate Metabolism and Endothelial Function but Not Cardiovascular or Strength Performance in Bodybuilders with a History of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse: A Crossover Trial.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pharmacological intervention: Challenges and promising outcomes for fat loss and preservation of lean body mass in the treatment of overweight and type 2 diabetes.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Review
- Impact of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse on the Cardiovascular System: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Thrombotic complications of glucocorticoids and anabolic steroids.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025Review
- Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Harm reduction measures in a recreational gym user with anabolic androgenic steroid dependence: a case report in the context of current best clinical practice.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Forensic approach in cases of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse and cardiovascular mortality: insights from autopsy, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and toxicology.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Impacts of Anabolic-androgenic steroid supplementation on female health and offspring: Mechanisms, side effects, and medical perspectives.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Review
- Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids as a Social Phenomenon and Medical Problem-Its Potential Negative Impact on Reproductive Health Based on 50 Years of Case Report Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Association of Anabolic Steroid Use With Hypertension and Cardiomyopathy: A Case Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Supraphysiological Dose of Testosterone Impairs the Expression and Distribution of Sex Steroid Receptors during Endometrial Receptivity Development in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Assessing the prevalence and knowledge of anabolic steroid use in male athletes in Al Madina Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
- The impact of image and performance enhancing drugs on atrial structure and function in resistance trained individuals.Echo research and practice · 2023Article
- Effect of dietary dexamethasone on the morphologic and morphometric adaptations in the lymphoid organs and mortality rate in broilers.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- [Features of steroidogenesis and arterial hypertension in men in different types of "physiological" male hyperandrogenism].Problemy endokrinologii · 2023Article
- Spontaneous Arterial Thrombus and Dissection Associated With Exercise and Exogenous Testosterone Use.Cureus · 2023Article
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- The Roles of Androgens in Humans: Biology, Metabolic Regulation and Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Hypertension in Women.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveAnabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) represents a group of synthetic testosterone derivatives that play an important role in clinical treatment. These drugs are widely abused among the general public to increase lean weight and improve athletic performance. It has been reported that AAS use can produce many adverse effects, especially the occurrence of cardiovascular risk. Although there are many related studies, there has been no consensus on AAS use and cardiovascular risk. The present study was to review the effect of AAS on the cardiovascular system. DATA SOURCES: The data in this review were obtained from articles included in PubMed and the National Center for Biotechnology Information database. STUDY SELECTION: Original articles, case reports, and systematic reviews about AAS were selected for the article.
resultsThe use/abuse of AAS is correlated with higher cardiovascular risks, and many AAS users/abusers had cardiovascular diseases. However, there are many confounding factors in the studies that explored the causality between AAS intake and disease development, and additional studies are required to determine AAS toxicity.
conclusionAAS produces toxic effects on the cardiovascular system, and it is necessary to ensure that more people know this about AAS, including medical personnel.
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