Sudden cardiac death in anabolic androgenic steroids abuse: case report and literature review

Sudden cardiac death in anabolic androgenic steroids abuse: case report and literature review

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) have several adverse effects on the cardiovascular system that may lead to a sudden cardiac death (SCD). We herein report a case involving a 24-year-old male, AAS abuser with intramuscular delivery in the 6 months before, who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest at...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Hernández-Guerra, Javier Tapia, Luis Manuel Menéndez-Quintanal, Joaquín S. Lucena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-07-01
Series:Forensic Sciences Research
Subjects:
forensic sciences
forensic pathology
anabolic androgenic steroids (aas)
sudden cardiac death
autopsy
cardiac pathology
toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2019.1595350

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