Vascular Reactivity

[Bonaparte]

So steroids increase blood pressure? This is really groundbreaking info here...

[Slacker78]

So steroids increase blood pressure? This is really groundbreaking info here...

Blood pressure increases not only due impaired vascular reactivity; AAS, block TBG (Thyroxine-binding globulin) leaving higher amounts of FT3-FT4 thyroid hormones which in turn, hook more B-Adrenergic receptors... so, similar to hyperthyroidism, blood pressure increase. Being AAS, reduce vascular reactivity, this is an additional factor which is summed to cardiovascular higher risks. In time, arterial endothelium will damage earlier than non-steroids users and/or normal people who suffer high blood pressure for other reasons. This is one the matters, AAS will getting older earlier than non-steroids users. It's not unusual finding 40 years old steroids users(abusers), having a vascular system impaired as a 60 ( or more ) years old one.