One of the side effects of steroid use is organ hypertrophy, but honestly, why is that bad? Like, wouldn’t a heart hypertrophy mean your body can circulate more blood with each beat? Why is that necessary bad?
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For the heart specifically, hypertrophy makes the chambers smaller, so each pump actually moves less blood, which makes it work harder, which makes the hypertrophy worse….
My bff’s dad died of this. The surgeon said his chamber walls were so thick they were touching.
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