High-sensitivity troponin after running - a systematic review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Vilela, EM (Author) Other; Bastos, JCC (Author) Other; Rodrigues, RP (Author) Other; José Pedro Nunes (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Vol. 72

Pages: 5-9

ISSN: 0300-2977

Publisher: Van Zuiden Communications BV

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 38 Citations

Scopus - 38 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-3M1

Abstract (EN): A systematic review was carried out to study the pattern of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin release after running (search performed on PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus databases). A total of ten reports were identified as meeting the pre-specified criteria (eight using high-sensitivity troponin T and two using high-sensitivity troponin I). The papers were published between 2009 and 2013, amounting to a total of 479 participants under study. Eight reports provided data comparing post-running troponin levels with the 99th percentile reference value. A total number of 296 participants, out of 424, showed post-running high-sensitivity troponin values higher than the 99th percentile reference value (69.8%). In conclusion, using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays, studies have shown that elevated post-running values are seen in more than two-thirds of runners. Whether troponin release in this setting represents a fully reversible phenomenon is currently unknown; the effects of strenuous running on long-term health are also uncertain.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5