Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0JAMA Network Open4 Nov 2026

Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use and Myocardial Flow Reserve Among Women

Anders Kløve Petz¹
Yeliz Bulut¹
Niels Brandt-Jacobsen^1,2,3
Jon Jarløv Rasmussen^1,4,5
Jan Frystyk^6,7
Philip Hasbak^2,4
Caroline Kistorp^1,4

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¹Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
²Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Cluster for Molecular Imaging, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
³Department of Radiology, Scanning and Nuclear Medicine, Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
⁴Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
⁵Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Zeeland University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
⁶Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
⁷Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the potential association between anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use and coronary microcirculation among former and current female AAS users.

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@article{petz2026anabolic,
  title = {{Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use and Myocardial Flow Reserve Among Women}},
  author = {Anders Kløve Petz and Yeliz Bulut and Niels Brandt-Jacobsen and Jon Jarløv Rasmussen and Jan Frystyk and Philip Hasbak and Caroline Kistorp},
  journal = {JAMA Network Open},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.42129},
  url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2856250},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use and Myocardial Flow Reserve Among Women
AU  - Anders Kløve Petz
AU  - Yeliz Bulut
AU  - Niels Brandt-Jacobsen
AU  - Jon Jarløv Rasmussen
AU  - Jan Frystyk
AU  - Philip Hasbak
AU  - Caroline Kistorp
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/04
JO  - JAMA Network Open
DO  - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.42129
UR  - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2856250
AB  - This cross-sectional study examines the potential association between anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use and coronary microcirculation among former and current female AAS users.
SN  - 2574-3805
ER  -

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