Adrian Eugen Roşca, Ana-Maria Vlădăreanu, Alina Mititelu, Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu, Corin Badiu, Constantin Căruntu, Suzana Elena Voiculescu, Minodora Onisâi, Şerban Gologan, Radu Mirica, Leon Zăgrean
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), simply called "androgens", represent the most widespread drugs used to enhance performance and appearance in a sporting environment. High-dosage and/or long-term AAS administration has been associated frequently with significant alterations in the cardiovascular system, some of these with severe endpoints. The induction of a prothrombotic state is probably the most life-threatening consequence, suggested by numerous case reports in AAS-abusing athletes, and by a considerable number of human and animal studies assessing the influence of exogenous androgens on hemostasis...
January 4, 2021: Journal of Clinical Medicine