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August 2008 in “Toxicology Letters” This study found that minoxidil induced cardiovascular toxicity in marmosets at higher doses than those affecting dogs, potentially due to the drug's exaggerated pharmacological effects.
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November 2021 in “American Journal of Clinical Pathology” In this study, autopsies of children who suffered fatal abuse revealed stress-associated markers like telogen effluvium and thymus involution, which may help pathologists identify chronic abuse cases.
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January 1989 in “Toxicologic Pathology” This study observed that minoxidil induced myocardial necroses and hemorrhages in beagle dogs and miniature swine, with greater severity seen in dogs.
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October 2025 in “Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine” This review examines AAS-related deaths and finds that anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse may lead to severe cardiac abnormalities, contributing to fatal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in young athletes and bodybuilders.
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September 1970 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” In this study, anabolic and catatoxic steroids were reported to prevent weight loss, tissue calcification, and cardiac necrosis in a rat model of disturbed calcium metabolism and progeria-like syndrome.