A study links the heart stress of a marathon to the intensity at which it is run



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## A study links the heart stress of a marathon to the intensity at which it is run

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The number of recreational/non-elite athletes participating in marathons is progressively increasing every year. The great physical effort experienced by their body in this type of competition triggers an acute release of biomarkers of heart damage (cardiac troponins), making them rise above clinically significant values; that is, reaching levels above the 99th percentile of a healthy reference population.

The *European Journal of Applied Physiology* has published a study led by Dr. Ignacio Martínez, Doctor in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and member of the team of the Sports Health Unit of Vithas Valencia 9 de Octubre, which shows that cardiac stress caused by a marathon is proportional to the relative intensity at which it is run. This implies that the athletes who are able to perform this type of competition at a higher percentage with respect to their maximum heart rate, show higher concentrations of heart damage markers in their blood at the end of the race.

Furthermore, research shows that, on the contrary, neither echocardiographic variables nor cardiovascular fitness show any relationship with the release of troponin, a marker of heart damage. "Compared to similar studies carried out in this field, our work reveals, for the first time, that 24 hours after finishing the marathon, those runners who still show a concentration of troponin in their blood above the reference values are those who ran the marathon at a higher relative speed", assures Dr. Ignacio Martínez.

The study was carried out at the 2016 Valencia Marathon on a sample of 98 runners, who were subjected to a stress test and an echocardiogram before the race. Likewise, blood samples were obtained from each of the athletes before, immediately after and at 24, 48, 96, 144 and 192 hours after the race. The results showed a significant increase in heart damage markers at the end of the marathon and a normalisation of these markers linked to the relative speed of the race.

The research has been possible thanks to the patronage of the Vithas Foundation and the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, and has involved researchers from the Universitat Jaume I and the Sports Health Unit of Vithas Valencia 9 de Octubre.

**Article:** Martínez-Navarro, I., Sánchez-Gómez, J., Sanmiguel, D. et al. Immediate and 24-h post-marathon cardiac troponin T is associated with relative exercise intensity. Eur J Appl Physiol 120, 1723-1731 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04403-8

<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-020-04403-8>

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