Why the study?
The effects of anabolic-androgenic steroid use on cardiac autonomic activity and its relationship with structural and functional cardiac remodeling were not adequately studied.
Does long-term androgen anabolic steroid use alter cardiac autonomic efficacy and structural/functional cardiac adaptations in strength-trained athletes?
Population
80 strength-trained athletes (40 AAS users, 40 nonusers) and 40 healthy nonathlete controls
Comparison
AAS-using strength-trained athletes vs nonuser strength-trained athletes vs healthy nonathletes
Authors
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AAS effects on athletes’ cardiac autonomic function remain poorly defined; leaves open links to remodeling.
Does long-term androgen anabolic steroid use alter cardiac autonomic efficacy and structural/functional cardiac adaptations in strength-trained athletes?
Long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid use in strength-trained athletes is associated with altered cardiovascular autonomic modulation and early left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
Kouidi et al. (2021) studied this question.
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