Myocardial Injury is Not Related to Training Levels Among Recreational Participants in the Silicon Valley Marathon

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Troponin; Echocardiography; Exercise

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00560040

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Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine if pre-race training effects heart damage induced by marathon running.

Full description

Investigations have shown increases in cardiac markers consistent with myocardial injury and left ventricular dysfunction in both recreational and elite athletes after endurance exercise. Pre-race training is an important component of endurance events, yet its effect on cardiovascular injury is unclear. The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between myocardial injury and training level in recreational marathon runners utilizing both objective and subjective measures.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any healthy male or female aged 18-65 planning to run the 2006 Silicon Valley Marathon.

Exclusion criteria

• Hypertension
• Hyperlipidemia
• Diabetes
• History of myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome