Abstract
We examined the reproducibility of alterations in cardiac biomarkers after two identical bouts of prolonged exercise in young athletes. Serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels were assessed before and after exercise. Significant rises in median hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP occurred in both trials. While the absolute changes in hs-cTnT were smaller after trial 2, the pattern of change was similar and the delta scores were significantly related. However, the change in NT-proBNP was not correlated between trials. The hs-cTnT release demonstrates some consistency after exercise although the blunted hc-cTnT response requires further study.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 114-120 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biomarkers |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Cardiac function
- Endurance run
- Highly sensitive cardiac troponin T
- N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide