Reduced plakoglobin increases the risk of sodium current defects and atrial conduction abnormalities in response to androgenic anabolic steroid abuse

Androgenic anabolic steroids (AAS) are commonly abused by young men. Male sex and increased AAS levels are associated with earlier and more severe manifestation of common cardiac conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, and rare ones, such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). C...

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Main Authors: Sommerfeld, LC, Holmes, AP, Yu, TY, O'Shea, C, Kavanagh, DM, Pike, JM, Wright, T, Syeda, F, Aljehani, A, Kew, T, Cardoso, VR, Kabir, SN, Hepburn, C, Menon, PR, Broadway-Stringer, S, O'Reilly, M, Witten, A, Fortmueller, L, Lutz, S, Kulle, A, Gkoutos, GV, Pavlovic, D, Arlt, W, Lavery, GG, Steeds, R, Gehmlich, K, Stoll, M, Kirchhof, P, Fabritz, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024