Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 516-522, May 2010

Early Myocardial Dysfunction After Chronic Use of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids: Combined Pulsed-Wave Tissue Doppler Imaging and Ultrasonic Integrated Backscatter Cyclic Variations Analysis

  • Roberta Montisci, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Cardiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Giovanni Cecchetto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Giovanni Cecchetto, MD, University of Padova, Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, Via Falloppio, 50, 35121 Padova, Italy.
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  • Massimo Ruscazio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Cardiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Rossella Snenghi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Anna Portale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Guido Viel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Alessandro Nalesso, CD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Antonio Paoli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Sabino Iliceto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Luigi Meloni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Cardiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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  • Santo Davide Ferrara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Massimo Montisci, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

published online 12 April 2010.

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00225-7

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.005

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 516-522, May 2010