Why the study?
Does a 4-km competitive road race cause transient depression of myocardial function in trained child runners?
Population
9 run-trained boys (mean age, 12.2 years)
Comparison
4-km competitive road race vs Prerace baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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No evidence of transient myocardial depression after short race in trained boys; hypothesis-generating before broader pediatric athlete recommendations.
Does a 4-km competitive road race cause transient depression of myocardial function in trained child runners?
A 4-km competitive road race does not cause adverse cardiac effects or transient myocardial depression in trained male child distance runners.
Rowland et al. (1997) studied this question.
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