AUTHOR=Le Goff Caroline , Gergelé Laurent , Seidel Laurence , Cavalier Etienne , Kaux Jean-François 

TITLE=Mountain Ultra-Marathon (UTMB) Impact on Usual and Emerging Cardiac Biomarkers

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.856223

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.856223

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<p>The number of participants in ultra-marathons is increasing. However, the data regarding the impact of this type of exercise on the cardiovascular system are contradictory. In our study, 28 ultra-trail runners were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at three time points: immediately before, immediately after, and 7 days after the ultra-marathon. Different biomarkers were measured. Immediately after the race, the blood concentrations of the different cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers increased significantly. Interestingly, some biomarkers remained high even after 7 days of recovery.</p>