Cardiac troponin I release after a basketball match in elite, amateur and junior players

López Laval, Isaac; Legaz Arrese, Alejandro; George, Keith; Serveto Galindo, Olga; González Rave, José María; Reverter Masià, Joaquín; Munguía Izquierdo, Diego

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2015

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López Laval, Isaac

Legaz Arrese, Alejandro

George, Keith

Serveto Galindo, Olga

González Rave, José María

Reverter Masià, Joaquín

Munguía Izquierdo, Diego

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López Laval, Isaac; Legaz Arrese, Alejandro; George, Keith; Serveto Galindo, Olga; González Rave, José María; Reverter Masià, Joaquín; Munguía Izquierdo, Diego; . (2015) . Cardiac troponin I release after a basketball match in elite, amateur and junior players. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), volume 54, núm. 2, p.333–338. http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/62923.

Abstract

Background: Available scientific data related to cardiac troponin I (cTnI) release after intermittent exercise is limited. It is also of interest to determine what personal or environmental factors mediate the exercise-induced release of cTnI. This study had two objectives: 1) to examine the individual

release of cTnI to a basketball match; and 2) to establish the influence of athlete status as well as biological age on cTnI release. Methods: Thirty-six basketball players (12 adult elite [PBA]: 27.3±4.1 years, 12 adult amateur [ABA]: 29.6±2.9 years, and 12 junior elite [JBA]: 16.6±0.9 years) participated in a simulated basketball match with serial assessment of cTnI at rest, immediately post- and at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h post-exercise. Results: The basketball match increased cTnI levels (pre: median [range]; 0.006 [0.001–0.026]; peak post: 0.024 [0.004–0.244] μg/L; p=0.000), with substantial individual variability in peak values. PBA and JBA players showed higher baseline and post-exercise cTnI values than ABA (all p<0.05). Peak cTnI exceeded the upper reference limit (URL) in the 26% of players (3 PBA; 6 JBA). Conclusions: The current results suggest that intermittent exercise can promote the appearance of cTnI and that this is potentially mediated by athlete status.

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Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), volume 54, núm. 2, p.333–338