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Cardiac biomarkers and exercise duration and intensity during a cycle-touring event.
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Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine [Clin J Sport Med] 2009 Jul; Vol. 19 (4), pp. 293-9. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine the influence of age, training status, race time, and exercise intensity on the appearance of cardiac biomarkers after a cycle-touring event.<br />Design: Pre-post exercise measurements.<br />Setting: University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.<br />Participants: Ninety-one amateur cyclists.<br />Intervention: The 2005 Quebrantahuesos cycle-touring event (distance: 206 km; altitude difference: 3800 m).<br />Main Outcome Measures: Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) were measured the day before and immediately after the race. Heart rate (HR) monitoring was performed on 55 cyclists during the race to evaluate exercise intensity.<br />Results: cTnI and NT-pro-BNP were significantly elevated immediately post race, with 43% of participants exhibiting cTnI levels greater than 0.04 microg/L and 65% of the participants measuring NT-pro-BNP levels greater than 125 ng/L. The cTnI increase was significantly associated with mean exercise intensity HR (r = 0.36, P < 0.01) but was not associated with age, training status, or race time. The increase in NT-pro-BNP correlated with race time (r = 0.40, P < 0.001) and training status (r = -0.36, P < 0.001) but was not associated with age or exercise intensity HR measures.<br />Conclusions: These results suggest that, in part, exercise intensity (HR) is responsible for the cTnI increase and that race time is responsible for the increase in NT-pro-BNP. Future standardized endurance exercise trials are recommended to further elucidate the potentially differential effects of training status, exercise time, and intensity on post-exercise increases in cTnI and NT-pro-BNP.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-3724
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19638823
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181ab3c9d