1MBBS MD (Assistant Professor), Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences, Puducherry, India
2MD (Associate Professor), Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India
3MD (Associate Professor), Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India
4(CRRI), Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences, Puducherry, India
Sudden death in body builders has drastically increased in recent days mainly due to cardiac condition among androgenic-anabolic steroids (AASs) users. The use of anabolic steroids has been linked directly to cause impact on myocytes and endothelial cells, decreases intracellular Ca2+ levels, increases release of apoptogenic proteins, and increased collagen crosslinks between myocytes potential causing concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. This case discusses the cardiovascular effects of these drugs (AASs) in the possible long-term usage.
Body Building, Anabolic Androgenic Steroid, Sudden Cardiac Death
