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http://dx.doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2014.18.5.419

Cardiac Damage Biomarkers Following a Triathlon in Elite and Non-elite Triathletes  

Park, Chan-Ho (Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University)
Kim, Kwi-Baek (Department of Sports & Health Management, Youngsan University)
Han, Jin (National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University)
Ji, Jin-Goo (Department of Physical Education, Dong-Eui University)
Kwak, Yi-Sub (Department of Physical Education, Dong-Eui University)
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The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology / v.18, no.5, 2014 , pp. 419-423 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate cardiac damage biomarkers after a triathlon race in elite and non-elite athlete groups. Fifteen healthy men participated in the study. Based on performance, they were divided into elite athlete group (EG: n＝7) and non-elite athlete group (NEG: n＝8). Participants' blood samples were obtained during four periods: before, immediately, 2 hours and 7 days after finishing the race. creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase-myoglobin (CK-MB), myoglobin, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were significantly increased in both groups immediately after, and 2 hours after finishing the race (p<.05). CK, CK-MB, and myoglobin were completely recovered after 7 days (p<.05). Hematocrit (Hct) was significantly decreased in both groups (p<.05) 7 days after the race. LDH was significantly decreased in the EG (p<.05) only 7 days after the race. Homoglobin (Hb) was significantly decreased in the NEG (p<.05) only 2 hours after the race. Although cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was significantly increased in the EG but not in the NEG 2hours after the race (p<.05), there was no group-by-time interaction. cTnT was completely recovered in both groups 7 days after the race. In conclusion, cardiac damage occurs during a triathlon race and, is greater in elite than in non-elite. However, all cardiac damage markers return to normal range within 1 week.
Keywords
Cardiac damage; Cardiac troponin T; CK-MB; Myoglobin; Triathlon;
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