Why the study?
Does completing a 100-km ultramarathon increase cardiac and muscle damage biomarkers more in exercise-induced hypertension runners compared to normal responders?
Does completing a 100-km ultramarathon increase cardiac and muscle damage biomarkers more in exercise-induced hypertension runners compared to normal responders?
Exercise-induced hypertension in ultramarathon runners is associated with exaggerated elevations in cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers (cTnI, NT-proBNP, CK, hs-CRP) post-race, suggesting increased myocardial load and potential muscle damage.
EIH runners show higher post-race hs-CRP; leaves open whether this signals increased clinical risk in ultramarathons.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes of cardiac and muscle damage markers in exercise-induced hypertension (EIH) runners before running (pre-race), immediately after completing a 100-km ultramarathon race, and during the recovery period (24, 72, and 120 hours post-race). METHODS: In this observational study, volunteers were divided into EIH group (n=11) whose maximum systolic blood pressure was ≥210 mmHg in graded exercise testing and normal exercise blood pressure response (NEBPR) group (n=11). Their blood samples were collected at pre-race, immediately after race, and at 24, 72, and 120 hours post-race. RESULTS: Creatine kinase (CK) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels were significantly higher in EIH group than those in the NEBPR group immediately after race and at 24 hours post-race (all p<0.05). However, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase-myocardial band (CKMB), or CKMB/CK levels did not show any significant differences between the two groups in each period. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels were significantly higher in EIH group than those in NEBPR group immediately after race and at 24 and 72 hours postrace (all p<0.05). A high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level was significantly higher in EIH group than that in NEBPR group at 24 hours post-race (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The phenomenon of higher inflammatory and cardiac marker levels in EIH group may exaggerate cardiac volume pressure and blood flow restrictions which in turn can result in cardiac muscle damage. Further prospective studies are needed to investigate the chronic effect of such phenomenon on the cardiovascular system in EIH runners.
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