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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2022

Cardiovascular adaptations and inflammation in marathon runners.

Konstantinos Tsarouhas, Christina Tsitsimpikou, Antonios Samaras, Christos Saravanis, Genovefa Kolovou, Flora Bacopoulou, Demetrios A Spandidos, Dimitrios Kouretas

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Konstantinos TsarouhasDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
Christina TsitsimpikouGeneral Chemical State Laboratory of Greece, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Antonios SamarasDepartment of Cardiology, General Hospital of Veria, 59100 Veria, Greece.
Christos Saravanis6th Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Genovefa KolovouCardiometabolic Center, Metropolitan Hospital, 18547 Piraeus, Greece.
Flora BacopoulouCenter for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Demetrios A SpandidosLaboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Dimitrios KouretasDepartment of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.

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Abstract

Long-distance running has become increasingly popular. Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise are relevant to the specific sports and this is also the case in long-distance running. Significant changes regarding inflammatory and endothelial markers along with indices of oxidative stress are observed in marathon and ultra-marathon runners. However, data linking inflammatory marker levels with cardiovascular adaptations to marathon running are limited. The aim of the present study was to describe the cardiovascular adaptations observed in a group of ultra-marathon runners and the association with a series of inflammatory and endothelial markers measured in their plasma. A total of 43 ultra-marathon runners were assessed by echocardiography and a treadmill exercise test. Blood samples were used for tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, C-reactive protein, creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and oxidative stress indice measurements. Ultra-marathon runners who presented augmented left ventricular (LV) end diastolic diameters >55 mm had higher ADMA values (1.07±0.07 vs. 0.99±0.08 µmol/ml, P<0.01) and lower CPK values (192.5±21.3 vs. 219.1±37.3 mg/dl, P<0.05) compared with those with normal LV diameters. Runners with a moderate and severe abnormal indexed LV mass >131 g/m

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echocardiographyinflammationmarathonmyocardial adaptationsoxidative stresstumor necrosis factor-α

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