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After a number of years in which almost no deaths were caused by heart attacks during marathons, at least six runners have died in 2006. Some physicians, including Dr. Arthur Siegel, author of numerous studies of Boston Marathon racers, believe that the extended races put the heart at risk.

A new study by Dr. Siegel and colleagues examined 60 Boston Marathon entrants. The runners showed normal cardiac function before the marathon.
But 20 minutes after finishing, 60 percent of the group had elevated levels of troponin (a protein that shows up in the blood when the heart is traumatized), and 40 percent had levels high enough to indicate the destruction of heart muscle cells. Many also showed noticeable changes in heart rhythms.

Another study, from Germany, showed that as many as one-third of middle-aged male marathoners may have higher than expected calcium plaque deposits in their arteries, putting them at a greater risk for heart attack. Just over 20 percent of a control group of non-runners had comparable calcium plaque buildup.
Circulation November 28, 2006; 114(22): 2325-2333

Fonte. www.mercola.com

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