Two-peaked increase of serum myosin heavy chain-α after triathlon suggests heart muscle cell death

ObjectiveIt has been suggested that the mechanism behind cardiac troponin elevation after strenuous exercise is passage through a cell membrane with changed permeability rather than myocardial cell death. We hypothesised that an increase of cardiac specific myosin heavy chain-alpha (MHC-α; 224 kDa c...

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Main Authors: Tom Danielsson, Hendrik Schreyer, Hanna Woksepp, Therese Johansson, Patrick Bergman, Alf Månsson, Jörg Carlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Online Access:https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000486.full