Androgen abuse and increased cardiac risk.

摘要: The objectives of this article were to review the anabolic androgen steroids, specifically direct and indirect effects on cardiovascular system individuals who use them, summarize evidence regarding androgens system. A search English-language scientific literature from 1976 March 2012 was performed primarily by searching MEDLINE Embase databases Google. Anabolic androgenic steroids are associated with such as cardiac muscle hypertrophy myocardial fibrosis effects, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, arrhythmia, infarction. It is likely that chronic exposure these agents can result in significant alterations system, their safety has not been fully established.