March 1, 2020Current Sports Medicine Reports
Master Endurance Athletes and Cardiovascular Controversies
Why the study?
Recent data have raised concern that long-term endurance exercise participation is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
Does extreme endurance exercise increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in master endurance athletes?
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Implication
Highlights uncertainties for master athletes; leaves open causality of AF, atherosclerosis, and longevity effects.
Structured PICO
Does extreme endurance exercise increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in master endurance athletes?
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Population
Masters level recreational endurance athletes
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Intervention
Extreme levels of endurance exercise
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Outcome
Cardiovascular outcomes including longevity, risk of atrial fibrillation, accelerated coronary artery atherosclerosis, and arrythmogenic cardiac remodeling
This review highlights contemporary controversies regarding the cardiovascular risks of extreme endurance exercise in master athletes, emphasizing the need for shared decision-making.
Cite This Study
Tso et al. (2020) studied this question.