Author: David Oxborough, Professor of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University

Gym-goers who use IPEDs may not be aware of their heart harms. Andrii Iemelianenko/ Shutterstock Image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs), such as steroids and human growth hormone, can harm the heart – and it isn’t just elite bodybuilders who are at risk. With a growing number of everyday gym-goers taking these drugs to improve their […]