Anabolic steroid-induced cardiomyopathy underlying acute liver failure in a young bodybuilder

Heart failure may lead to subclinical circulatory disturbances and remain an unrecognized cause of ischemic liver injury. We present the case of a previously healthy 40-year-old bodybuilder, referred to our Intensive-Care Unit of Hepatology for treatment of severe acute liver failure, with the suspi...

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Main Authors: Bispo, Miguel, Valente, Ana, Maldonado, Rosário, Palma, Rui, Glória, Helena, Nóbrega, João, Alexandrino, Paula
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The WJG Press 2009
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699014/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19533818
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2920
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