ea0090oc9.6 | Oral Communications 9: Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology 2 | ECE2023
Bulut Yeliz
, J. Rasmussen Jon
, Brandt-Jacobsen Niels
, Lassen Martin Lyngby
, Hasbak Philip
, Kistorp Caroline
Background and Aim: Ongoing anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use has been linked with left ventricle dysfunction, while information on the effects years after discontinuation is limited. Furthermore, the underlying mechanism behind the impaired cardiac function is unknown. Early signs of cardiomyopathy, such as microvascular dysfunction with global or regional reduced myocardial perfusion can be measured noninvasively by cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) with Rubidi...