Manifestation of severe coronary heart disease after anabolic drug abuse

@article{Mewis1996ManifestationOS,
  title={Manifestation of severe coronary heart disease after anabolic drug abuse},
  author={Christian Mewis and Ioakim Spyridopoulos and Volker K{\"u}hlkamp and Ludger Seipel},
  journal={Clinical Cardiology},
  year={1996},
  volume={19}
}
Anabolic steroids are frequently abused, thus increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, despite the known unfavorable influence on lipid profiles. We report on a young bodybuilder who presented with ventricular tachycardia as the first manifestation of severe underlying coronary heart disease. Coronary angiogram revealed severe stenotic lesions in the right coronary artery and the left descending coronary artery, and hypokinetic regions corresponded to posterolateral and anterior… 
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