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The Tragedy of a Strong Muscle and a Weak Heart: Complications of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse
- Source :
- Cureus
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Cureus, Inc., 2021.
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Abstract
- Misuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) to boost performance and appearance is rising in the United States (US) with approximately one million people experiencing dependence. Long-term AAS misuse can lead to cardiovascular pathology but rarely cardiogenic shock. We report the case of an acute ischemic stroke secondary to an intracardiac thrombus in a patient with biventricular failure and cardiogenic shock associated with AAS misuse. Discontinuation of AAS and institution of guideline-directed medical therapy might reverse AAS-related heart failure.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiovascular pathology
Anabolism
business.industry
Cardiogenic shock
cardiogenic shock
Cardiology
General Engineering
biventricular failure
medicine.disease
stroke
Discontinuation
non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
Neurology
Heart failure
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine
Tragedy (event)
Biventricular failure
Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
business
Stroke
anabolic-androgenic steroids
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21688184
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cureus
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....28f49cae90b687ce388d64576af31b12