Why the study?
Does playing basketball induce transient elevations of serum cardiac troponin T and I in male adolescent players?
Population
10 male adolescent basketball players (age 15.0 +/- 0.7 yr) at low risk for cardiac disease
Comparison
Playing a randomly selected preseason basketball… vs Pre-exercise baseline levels
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Transient post-basketball troponin rises in adolescents warrant interpretive caution to avoid misdiagnosis; leaves open generalizability across sports and ages.
Does playing basketball induce transient elevations of serum cardiac troponin T and I in male adolescent players?
Intense, intermittent-type sports like basketball can cause transient, benign release of cardiac troponins in healthy adolescents, which should not be misdiagnosed as acute myocardial injury.
Nie et al. (2008) studied this question.
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