* Sudden cardiac death was the leading cause of mortality among female bodybuilders * PED use, extreme training, and competition stress likely key contributors * Researchers urge //better cardiac ...

Female bodybuilders are at increased risk of a fatal heart attack, warns new research. Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an "unusually high" proportion of deaths among musclewomen worldwide, ...

While many more women than before are participating in bodybuilding, the risks of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in particular, and of death overall, in this population, remain unknown. A recent study ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in female bodybuilders worldwide, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Tuesday). Sudden ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in female bodybuilders worldwide, according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Tuesday).