Why the study?
The impact of long-term endurance sport participation on coronary atherosclerosis and acute cardiac events remains controversial.
Does lifelong endurance sport participation reduce the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in healthy males with a low cardiovascular risk profile?
Population
191 lifelong master endurance athletes, 191 late-onset athletes, and 176 healthy non-athletes, all male
Comparison
Lifelong master endurance athletes vs late-onset athletes vs healthy non-athletes
Design
Prospective observational cohort study
Authors
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Higher plaque burden in lifelong athletes warrants caution in risk assessment; leaves open whether this increases events in low-risk masters.
Does lifelong endurance sport participation reduce the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in healthy males with a low cardiovascular risk profile?
Lifelong endurance sport participation in healthy men is paradoxically associated with a higher prevalence of coronary plaques, including non-calcified proximal plaques, compared to a healthy non-athletic lifestyle.
Bosscher et al. (2023) studied this question.
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