ArticleExperimental physiology2026
Galectin-3 plasma levels are associated with left atrial contractile function in long-distance runners.
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- Galectin-3 plasma levels are associated with left atrial contractile function in long-distance runners.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
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High-intensity endurance exercise induces myocardial remodelling as an adaptive response to sustained volume overload, but excessive cumulative training might also favour deleterious cardiac remodelling, including atrial fibrosis. Whether acute marathon running engages circulating fibrosis-related biomarkers and whether these biomarkers track with atrial function in a training volume-dependent manner remains unclear. This study, with within-subject pre- and post-marathon comparisons, evaluated plasma galectin-3 and amino-terminal type III procollagen propeptide (PIIINP) in 36 male long-distance runners before and immediately after completion of a marathon and examined their relationship to atrial function assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography. Participants were stratified into high-training (HT; ≥100 km week
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