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Anabolic androgenic steroids: cardiac events and venous thromboembolism

 Adverse effects  In 2025, a Danish team investigated the risk of cardiovascular disease in men who were attending fitness centres and taking anabolic androgenic steroids to enhance physical performance.
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Source: "Anabolic androgenic steroids: cardiac events and venous thromboembolism" Prescrire Int 2026; 35 (278): 52. Subscribers only.

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