Long-term anabolic steroids in male bodybuilders induce cardiovascular structural and autonomic abnormalities
Long-term anabolic steroids in male bodybuilders induce cardiovascular structural and autonomic abnormalities
O. Barbosa Neto,G. D. da Mota,7 Authors,V. J. Dias da Silva
2018 · DOI: 10.1007/s10286-017-0470-2
Clinical Autonomic Research · 41 Citations
TLDR
There was a marked cardiac autonomic alteration in AAS users, with a shift toward sympathetic modulation predominance and vagal attenuation, and this association may constitute an important mechanism linking AAS abuse to increased cardiovascular risk.