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CASE REPORT
Anabolic androgenic steroid-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
  1. Angelo Placci1,
  2. Gianluigi Sella2,
  3. Giancarlo Bellanti1,
  4. Massimo Margheri1
  1. 1Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy
  2. 2Department of Sport Medicine, S Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Angelo Placci, placci{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Anabolic steroid abuse, aimed at increasing muscle mass, has been growing in recent years. We describe a case of a 25-year-old bodybuilder who, after taking nandrolone and stanozolol, presented with Takotsubo syndrome. The angiography showed a normal coronary anatomy with the absence of stenosis. The left ventricular function was completely normalised after 1 week.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-209089

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