Echocardiographic Findings in Power Athletes Abusing Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

Conclusion: Observed differences in diastolic size of septum and free wall is in favor of that long term abuse of anabolic steroid results in accentuation of physiologic hypertrophy due to long term sport most probably due to higher rate pressure product. Furthermore long term abuse and supra pharmacologic doses do not have significant effect in size and left ventricular function.
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research