Running a marathon can increase cardiac strain in amateur runners
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Amateurs running full-length marathons could be significantly raising levels of several key biomarkers of cardiac strain. Levels of two proteins -- troponin I and troponin T -- were highest after runners completed a full marathon compared to a half marathon, and a 10K race, as were other biomarkers of cardiac stress.