title: Plasma levels of cardiac troponin I after prolonged strenuous endurance exercise.
abstract: This study provides biochemical evidence that ultraendurance exercise may cause subclinical myocardial damage, even in well-trained cyclists. The cellular nature of this damage and its clinical relevance remain unknown at present.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sports Medicine, and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria. guenther.neumayr@uklibk.ac.at
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neumayr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gaenzer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schwarzacher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eibl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitterbauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoertnagl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T