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Sudden Cardiac Death in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Literature Review

Medicina (Lithuania), 2020
Background and objectives: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of synthetic molecules derived from testosterone and its related precursors.
Nunzio di Nunno, Angelo Montana, Francesco Amico   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Anabolic–androgenic steroid abuse: psychiatric manifestations and treatment [PDF]

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of steroids which are frequently utilized in order to increase muscle mass and strength. Estimates of AAS abuse vary according to different studies.
M. Remelhe, P. Barbosa, R. Silva
doaj   +2 more sources

The world's first anabolic-androgenic steroid testing trial: A two-phase pilot combining chemical analysis, results dissemination and community feedback. [PDF]

Addiction
Background and Aims The clandestine production and distribution of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) poses health risks due to the uncertainty of their contents.
Piatkowski T, Coomber R, Francis C, Kill E, Davey G, Cresswell S, White A, Harding M, Blakey K, Reeve S, Walters B, Puljevic C, Ferris J, Barratt M.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Investigating anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence and muscle dysmorphia with network analysis among male weightlifters

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) dependence has numerous adverse health consequences, and may be driven in part by body image concerns, primarily muscle dysmorphia. This study aims to further understand and identify potential clinical targets
Morgan Scarth, Lars T. Westlye, Ingrid A. Havnes, Astrid Bjørnebekk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health service engagement, side effects and concerns among men with anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a cross-sectional Norwegian study

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023
Background Recreational use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is a public health concern world-wide associated with a range of physical and psychological side effects. Still, people who use AAS tend to be reluctant to seek treatment.
Hans Christian Bordado Henriksen, Ingrid Amalia Havnes, Marie Lindvik Jørstad, Astrid Bjørnebekk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: Due to widespread abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids among professional athletes and amateur sportsmen and their health-related problems, determining the prevalence and the pattern of anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse at the national ...
Maryam Selk- Ghaffari, Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Farzin Halabchi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ADHD symptoms and use of anabolic androgenic steroids among male weightlifters

Scientific Reports, 2022
Use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is associated with adverse health effects. The factors that predispose to AAS use among athletes are poorly understood, but attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is known to occur among athletes ...
Emilie Kildal, Bjørnar Hassel, Astrid Bjørnebekk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High-dose testosterone supplementation disturbs liver pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance and function in adolescent male Wistar rats undergoing moderate-intensity endurance training [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
In some countries, anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse is rampant among adolescent boys and young men, including some of those seeking physical fitness and/or pleasing appearance through various exercise types.
Ewa Sadowska-Krępa, Barbara Kłapcińska, Anna Nowara, Sławomir Jagsz, Izabela Szołtysek-Bołdys, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Józef Langfort, Stanisław J. Chrapusta   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids [PDF]

Circulation: Heart Failure, 2010
The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) among athletes is not new, nor is concern about their potential cardiac effects, but it has been difficult to definitively document deleterious cardiovascular effects from these drugs. There are case reports of unexpected myocardial infarctions1 and even sudden cardiac death2 in AAS users, but such reports ...
Matthew W. Parker, Paul D. Thompson
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