Specific alterations of regional myocardial work in strength-trained athletes using anabolic androgenic steroids compared to athletes with genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

• Main Authors: Antoine Grandperrin (Author), Frédéric Schnell (Author), Erwan Donal (Author), Elena Galli (Author), Christophe Hedon (Author), Olivier Cazorla (Author), Stéphane Nottin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Strength-trained athletes using anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) have left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis that can lead to sudden cardiac death. A similar feature was described in athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which complicates the diagnosis for...