TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical significance of increased cardiac troponins T and I in participants of ultra-endurance events
AU - Urhausen, Axel
AU - Scharhag, Jürgen
AU - Herrmann, Markus
AU - Kindermann, Wilfried
PY - 2004/9/1
Y1 - 2004/9/1
N2 - Of 105 asymptomatic finishers of endurance competitive events lasting several hours, increased blood concentrations of cardiac troponins T and I above the 99% upper reference values were found in 24 and 34 subjects, respectively; N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide was also significantly increased. Within 3 months after the events, 21 troponin-positive participants underwent an extensive cardiac examination, which in all but 1 (critical coronary heart disease) revealed no signs of persistent cardiac damage.
AB - Of 105 asymptomatic finishers of endurance competitive events lasting several hours, increased blood concentrations of cardiac troponins T and I above the 99% upper reference values were found in 24 and 34 subjects, respectively; N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide was also significantly increased. Within 3 months after the events, 21 troponin-positive participants underwent an extensive cardiac examination, which in all but 1 (critical coronary heart disease) revealed no signs of persistent cardiac damage.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4444281804&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.050
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.050
M3 - Article
C2 - 15342317
AN - SCOPUS:4444281804
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 94
SP - 696
EP - 698
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -