Publikation
Performance enhancing drugs (doping agents) and sudden death--a case report and review of the literature
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.01.1998
Hausmann Roland, Hammer S, Betz P
Bereiche
PubMed
Zitation
Hausmann R, Hammer S, Betz P. Performance enhancing drugs (doping agents) and sudden death--a case report and review of the literature. Int J Legal Med 1998; 111:261-4.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Int J Legal Med 1998; 111
Veröffentlichungsdatum
01.01.1998
ISSN (Druck)
0937-9827
Seiten
261-4
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung
The case of sudden cardiac death of a 23-year-old body builder who used anabolic steroids combined with other performance enhancing drugs is reported. Postmortem investigations revealed cardiac hypertrophy, acute cellular necrosis and interstitial fibrosis of the myocardium. The side-effects and interactions of the substances used are discussed.