Reduction in Post-Marathon Peak Oxygen Consumption: Sign of Cardiac Fatigue in Amateur Runners?

Abstract Background: Prolonged aerobic exercise, such as running a marathon, produces supraphysiological stress that can affect the athlete's homeostasis. Some degree of transient myocardial dysfunction ("cardiac fatigue") can be observed for several days after the race. Objective:...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Rennó Sierra, Anderson Donelli da Silveira, Ricardo Contesini Francisco, Rodrigo Bellios de Mattos Barretto, Carlos Anibal Sierra, Romeu Sergio Meneghelo, Maria Augusta Peduti Dal Molin Kiss, Nabil Ghorayeb, Ricardo Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005001101&lng=en&tlng=en