Marathon Racing and Myocardial Infarction

Comments1 September 1976Marathon Racing and Myocardial InfarctionTHADDEUS KOSTRUBALA, M.D.THADDEUS KOSTRUBALA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-3-389 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I read with interest the article, "Fatal Myocardial Infarction while Marathon Racing," by Green, Cohen, and Kurland in the June 1976 issue (Ann Intern Med 84:704-706). The article is a significant contribution to the increasing interest in exercise and its possible relation to coronary vascular disease.I have some questions, however, that may also have occurred to some other readers. The title begins, "Fatal Myocardial Infarction . . .," but in the article itself, at the end of the third paragraph under "Case Report," the authors state: "As a result of hypoxic brain damage, the patient remained...References References References Reference References Reference References1. KIMBIRISSEGALMUNIR DBM: Myocardial infarction in patients with normal patent coronary arteries as visualized by cinearteriography. Am J Cardiol 29:724-728, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SUTTON J: Community jogging vs. arduous racing (letter). N Engl J Med 286:951, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ARNETTROBERTS EW: Acute myocardial infarction and angiographically normal coronary arteries. An unproven combination (editorial). Circulation 53:395-400, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. BASSLER T: Previous health and longevity of male athletes (letter). Lancet 2:711, 1972 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. NOAKESOPIE TL: Marathon runners and impending heart-attacks (letter). Lancet 1:1020, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. OPIE L: Sudden death and sport. Lancet 1:263-266, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. OPIE L: Long distance running and sudden death. N Engl J Med 293:941-942, 1975 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. INGELFINGER F: Why the "first report" is unacceptable. N Engl J Med 290:740-741, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. HERODOTUS : The Histories. Translated by DE SELINCOURT A. New York, Penguin Books, Inc., 1954, pp. 397-398 Google Scholar1. WYNDHAMSTRYDOM CN: The danger of an inadequate water intake during marathon running. S Afr Med J 43:893-896, 1969 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. O'DONNELLCLEWES TG: The circulatory abnormalities of heat stroke. N Engl J Med 287:734-737, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BASSLER T: Coronary heart disease prevention (letter). Circulation 49:594-595, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. OPIE L: Sudden death and sport. Lancet 1:263-266, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DAYTON S: Long-distance running and sudden death (letter). N Engl J Med 293:941, 1975 CrossrefGoogle Scholar1. FLETCHERCANTWELL GJ: Exercise and Coronary Heart Disease. Springfield, Illinois, Charles C Thomas Co., 1975 Google Scholar1. CURRENSWHITE JP: Half a century of running. N Engl J Med 265:988-993, 1961 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MANNSPOERRYGRAY GAM: Atherosclerosis in the Masai. Am J Epidemiol 95:26-27, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: 4077 Fifth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMarathon Running and Immunity to Coronary Heart DiseaseExercise and sudden death— part ITHE RELATIONSHIP OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND LIFE EXPECTANCYCORONARY HEART DISEASE IN MARATHON RUNNERS 1 September 1976Volume 85, Issue 3Page: 389-393KeywordsBrain damageExerciseMyocardial infarctionVascular diseases Issue Published: 1 September 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...