Effect of Training Load on Post-Exercise Cardiac Troponin T Elevations in Young Soccer Players

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Cirer Sastre, Rafel
Legaz Arrese, Alejandro
Corbi Soler, Francesc
López Laval, Isaac
Puente Lanzarote, José
Hernández González, Vicenç
Reverter Masià, Joaquín
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Cirer Sastre, Rafel; Legaz Arrese, Alejandro; Corbi Soler, Francesc; López Laval, Isaac; Puente Lanzarote, José; Hernández González, Vicenç; Reverter Masià, Joaquín; . (2019) . Effect of Training Load on Post-Exercise Cardiac Troponin T Elevations in Young Soccer Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, vol. 16, núm. 23, 4853. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234853.
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Training load (TL) metrics are usually assessed to estimate the individual, physiological and psychological, acute, and adaptive responses to training. Cardiac troponins (cTn) reflect myocardial damage and are routinely analyzed for the clinical diagnosis of myocardial injury. The association between
TL and post-exercise cTn elevations is scarcely investigated in young athletes, especially after playing common team sports such as soccer. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between TL measurements during a small-sided soccer game and the subsequent increase in cTn in young players. Twenty male soccer players (age 11.9 ± 2 years, height 151 ± 13 cm, weight 43 ± 13 kg) were monitored during a 5 × 5 small-sided game and had blood samples drawn before, immediately after, and 3 h after exercise for a posterior analysis of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT). Internal, external, and mixed metrics of TL were obtained from the rating of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR), and GPS player tracking. The results show that the concentration of hs-cTnT peaked at 3 h post-exercise in all participants. The magnitude of hs-cTnT elevation was mainly explained by the exercise duration in the maximal heart rate zone (Maximum Probability of Effect (MPE) = 92.5%), time in the high-speed zone (MPE = 90.4 %), and distance in the high-speed zone (MPE = 90.45%). Our results support the idea that common metrics of TL in soccer, easily obtained using player tracking systems, are strongly associated with the release of hs-cTnT in children and adolescents.
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234853
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, vol. 16, núm. 23, 4853
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