Endocrine Abstracts

Anabolic steroids enhance performance in atheletes, but can lead to life threatening consequences. We report a 33-year-old male amateur body-builder using anabolic steroids, presenting with acute inferolateral myocardial infraction and marked hyperlipidaemia. He had no known cardiovascular risk factors. Despite rapid thrombolysis, peak creatinine kinase was 3,348 iu/l, signifying significant myocardial damage and a markedly raised total cholesterol of 10.6 mmol/l, with a low H...

Anabolic steroids enhance performance in atheletes, but can lead to life threatening consequences. We report a 33-year-old male amateur body-builder using anabolic steroids, presenting with acute inferolateral myocardial infraction and marked hyperlipidaemia. He had no known cardiovascular risk factors. Despite rapid thrombolysis, peak creatinine kinase was 3,348 iu/l, signifying significant myocardial damage and a markedly raised total cholesterol of 10.6 mmol/l, with a low H...