A teenage bodybuilder who wanted to become the new Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson died instantly when an artery burst in his chest, an inquest heard.
Andrej Gajdos, 19, collapsed outside a Tesco supermarket in his home town of Weston-super-Mare when his thoracic aorta ruptured.
The Slovakian born teenager had worked out twice a day and used steroids to grow his enormous 7ft 2ins frame to 19 stone of lean muscle.
'He was loved and known by many people, each with their own story to tell,' his family wrote on a fundraising page that raised £4,000 to pay for his burial.
'Andrej was a very keen bodybuilder with aspirations to become the new Rock… he will never reach that height now.'
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Gajdos' drug abuse contributed to his enlarged heart – which was 50 per cent bigger than average.
Four different types of steroid were found at the apprentice programmer's flat in Somerset and he had traces of the drug along with testosterone in his system.
'Andrej's heart weighed 680g, and a normal heart is between 400 and 500g. He wasn't a normal man,' Dr John Oxley, the consultant who carried out Andrej's post-mortem, told Avon Coroner's Court.
He added: 'Steroids would have enlarged his heart, and having a big heart predisposes thoracic rupture.'
Dr Oxley said he could not be sure if Gajdos' steroid use had been the direct cause of his death, or why he had such large organs.
The teenager had previously been diagnosed with lung problems including bronchiectasis and the inquest heard his GP also suspected he suffered with acromegaly, a disorder caused by excess production of growth hormones.
Recording a narrative verdict assistant coroner Dr Peter Harrowing said: 'Such a tear is a very rare event, and the most likely cause is genetic. But I cannot record a verdict of natural causes.'
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