Androgenic anabolic steroids also impair right ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-125

  Kasikcioglu, Erdem ^a   Oflaz, Huseyin ^a   Umman, Berrin ^a   Bugra, Zehra ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroid; Athlete; Diastolic function; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

DROSTANOLONE; METANDIENONE; METENOLONE; NANDROLONE; OXYMETHOLONE; STANOZOLOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; STEROIDS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149096383     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.027     Document Type: Article

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