Nina Djukanovic¹, Aleksandra Raznatovic², Zorica Babic¹

¹Medicinska Akademija US Medical School
²Klinički Centar Crne Gore

THE ROLE OF DOPING IN EMERGENCE OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

UTICAJ DOPINGA NA POJAVU NEŽELJENIH KARDIOVASKULARNIH DOGAĐAJA

Sport Mont 2011, VIII(25-26-27), 59-67

Abstract

The use of prohibited substances and methods is not linked only to supreme sportsmanship, but to an ever increasing degree to amateurs and recreationists. The fundamental reason behind this use is the increase of physical performances, that is, achieving better results and accomplishment of ever bigger feats. Unfortunately, such use of doping substances also leads to undesired effects, among which, of course, the cardiovascular ones are the most perilous, often ending in fatalities. It has been proved that, as a consequence of doping, through various mechanisms of its impact, the following complications may ensue: lipid profile, thrombosis, ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, hypertension, heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, sudden cardiac deaths.

Keywords

doping, prohibited substances, adverse cardiovascular events.

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