Citation

Luke JL, Farb A, Virmani R, Sample RH. J. Forensic Sci. 1990; 35(6): 1441-1447.

Affiliation

Behavioral Science Investigative Support Unit, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2148179

Abstract

A 21-year-old, previously healthy weight lifter collapsed during a bench press workout. He had taken anabolic androgenic steroids parenterally for the previous several months. Pertinent autopsy findings included marked cardiac and renal hypertrophy and hepatosplenomegaly, with regional myocardial fibrosis and focal myocardial necrosis. Nandrolone (19-nor-testosterone) metabolites were identified in postmortem urine. The possible etiologies of the cardiac findings are discussed.

Language: en