High blood pressure can cause hemorrhagic stroke, damage the inner lining of arteries which can lead to atherosclerosis which can result in a heart attack or stroke. Medical texts suggest that anabolic steroids may lead to high blood pressure due to their sodium-retention properties. This is because they inhibit the enzyme 11-beta hydroxylase, which increase the production of deoxycorticosterone, a mineralocorticoid in the adrenal glands, which concludes to sodium and water retention. Some users attempt to correct this by adding diuretic drugs but this just leads to other problems such as mineral imbalance
High blood pressure can cause hemorrhagic stroke, damage the inner lining of arteries which can lead to atherosclerosis which can result in a heart attack or stroke. Medical texts suggest that anabolic steroids may lead to high blood pressure due to their sodium-retention properties. This is because they inhibit the enzyme 11-beta hydroxylase, which increase the production of deoxycorticosterone, a mineralocorticoid in the adrenal glands, which concludes to sodium and water retention. Some users attempt to correct this by adding diuretic drugs but this just leads to other problems such as mineral imbalance