Why Would a 15-Year-Old Star Figure Skater Take Heart Medicine?

  • Hamid Merchant

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What does heart medication trimetazidine have to do with figure skating? Dr Hamid Merchant explains how the drug works and could improve endurance in high-performance sports. 

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Doping and use of illegal drugs to augment performance among athletes 

Period17 Feb 2022

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  • TitleWhy Would a 15-Year-Old Star Figure Skater Take Heart Medicine?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletVice
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date17/02/22
    DescriptionWhat does heart medication trimetazidine have to do with figure skating? Dr Hamid Merchant explains how the drug works and could improve endurance in high-performance sports. 
    Producer/AuthorHanako Montgomery
    URLhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/epxmmn/russian-figure-skater-kamila-valieva-doping-heart-medicine-why
    PersonsHamid Merchant
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