Ibrahim Mahmoud Elkhouly Author

Research Article Open Access

Coronary Artery Profile of Young Kuwaiti Males on Anabolic Steroids

Author(s):

Mohammed Al Jarallah, Rajesh Rajan*, Khalid Al Braikan, Raja Dashti, Ibrahim Mahmoud Elkhouly, Vladimir Kotevski and Ahmad R Al-Saber

Background: To Study the coronary artery profile in young Kuwaiti patients who are using anabolic steroids for bodybuilding.

Subjects and methods: We have done a retrospective analysis of all young Kuwaiti male patients ≤ 30 years who underwent coronary angiogram in Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Center, Al Amiri Hospital during the period of 2014 to 2017. Patients were categorized into two groups, group A1 consisted of patents who were anabolic steroid users, while group A2 consisted of patients who were not anabolic steroid users. Chi-square test of independence was used to compare A1 and A2.

Results: We had a total of 19 male patients’ ≤ 30 years of age who underwent coronary angiogram during 2014 to 2017. We foun... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000350

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