Key result
Endurance sport per se does not present a mortality risk, but individual burden of disease and genetic predisposition determine the risk for cardiovascular side effects and sudden cardiac death.
Why the study?
Does intensive endurance sport cause myocardial injury or negative cardiac remodeling?
Population
Endurance athletes and elderly individuals engaging in intensive sporting activities
Design
Review
Authors
Loading...
Clinicians should prioritize individual comorbidity and genetic assessment over broad endurance sport restrictions; leaves open need for prospective validation studies.
Does intensive endurance sport cause myocardial injury or negative cardiac remodeling?
This review critically evaluates the evidence surrounding potential myocardial injury and negative cardiac remodeling induced by intensive endurance sports.
Roman Leischik (2014) conducted a review in Cardiac injury and sudden cardiac death in athletes. Endurance sport was evaluated. Endurance sport per se does not present a mortality risk, but individual burden of disease and genetic predisposition determine the risk for cardiovascular side effects and sudden cardiac death.