A unique case of tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy in a patient misusing anabolic steroids

Govinda Adhikari; Ashiya Khan; Nasheed Shams; Mustafa H Hassan; Arvind Kunadi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5976

A unique case of tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy in a patient misusing anabolic steroids

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jun 13;10(6):e5976. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5976. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Govinda Adhikari¹, Ashiya Khan¹, Nasheed Shams¹, Mustafa H Hassan², Arvind Kunadi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine McLaren-Flint/MSU Flint Michigan USA.
² Department of Cardiology McLaren-Flint/MSU Flint Michigan USA.

Abstract

A 54-year-old male patient with history of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) misuse presented to the emergency department with new-onset atrial fibrillation and severely reduced ejection fraction. Cardiac catheterization revealed normal coronaries. He underwent cryo-balloon ablation with subsequent conversion to sinus rhythm. After appropriate guideline-directed medical management, ejection fraction improved on follow-up.

Keywords: anabolic steroids; cardiomyopathy; case report.

Publication types

Case Reports