not saying lloyd died from gear, but bhanks says heavy roid use is safe:
Sudden cardiac death and ASThe suspicion exists that there is a
strong correlation between AS (anabolic steroid) use and sudden cardiac death due to arrhythmias and myocardial infarction. In 1991, Ferenchick et al. suspected that there might be an association between AS and thrombosis that may lead to myocardial infarction and stroke in athletes [39]. Also, Shamloul et al. reported a case of a 37-year-old male AS user who died of ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction [27]. In 2011, Lippi and Banfi found that AS usage lead to thrombotic complications in athletes [40]. Roşca et al. also tested this theory with the drug nandrolone, and observed a hypercoagulable state in rats [41]. Chang et al. suggested that AS use may impair synthesis of coagulation factors, inhibitors, and fibrinolytic proteins, causing a procoagulant state that may lead to myocardial infarction and other thrombotic complications [42].
Baggish et al. also found that there was an increase in coronary artery plaque volume in AS users when compared to non-user, leading to rapidly progressive coronary artery disease [43].Several studies revealed that
AS use is linked to arrhythmia and may cause sudden cardiac death [44,45]. Two studies in 2015 and 2016, respectively, also affirmed an association with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in rats with the use of nandrolone [46]. Alizade et al. suggested that Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT ratio, and Tp-e/QTc ratio were increased in bodybuilders that used AS, and this may lead to ventricular arrhythmias [47]. This was referenced in a case report published by Lichtenfeld et al. of an AS user who died of ventricular fibrillation [48]. In 2019, Marocolo et al. concluded that AS is associated with cardiac autonomic dysfunction and ventricular repolarization, and reflected an increase in QT interval [49].
