The impact of repeated marathon running on cardiovascular function in the aging population

The impact of repeated marathon running on cardiovascular function in the aging population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several studies have correlated elevations in cardiac biomarkers of injury post marathon with transient and reversible right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction as assessed by both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Karlstedt Erin, Chelvanathan Anjala, Da Silva Megan, Cleverley Kelby, Kumar Kanwal, Bhullar Navdeep, Lytwyn Matthew, Bohonis Sheena, Oomah Sacha, Nepomuceno Roman, Du Xiaozhou, Melnyk Steven, Zeglinski Matthew, Ducas Robin, Sefidgar Mehdi, Mackenzie Scott, Sharma Sat, Kirkpatrick Iain D, Jassal Davinder S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
Marathon running
Cardiac biomarkers
Echocardiography
Cardiac computed tomography
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/58

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