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Anabolic androgenic steroid use is associated with ventricular dysfunction on cardiac MRI in strength trained athletes  Tim Luijkx, Birgitta K. Velthuis,

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1 Anabolic androgenic steroid use is associated with ventricular dysfunction on cardiac MRI in strength trained athletes  Tim Luijkx, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Frank J.G. Backx, Constantinus F.M. Buckens, Niek H.J. Prakken, Rienk Rienks, Willem P.Th.M. Mali, Maarten J. Cramer  International Journal of Cardiology  Volume 167, Issue 3, Pages (August 2013) DOI: /j.ijcard Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Comparison of AAS-using and non-AAS-using strength athletes. Cardiac MRI 4 chamber view (A, C) and short-axis view (B, D) of two strength athletes, one admitting to AAS-use (A, B) with LV/RV EF of 46/43% and mitral/tricuspid valve E/A ratio of 1.3/0.9, and one denying AAS-use (C, D) with LV/RV EF of 56/52% and mitral/tricuspid valve E/A ratio of 1.8/1.5. International Journal of Cardiology  , DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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