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Table 2 Data for indices of biological markers of cardiac damage pre-, post-, 6 hr post-marathon.

From: Troponin release following endurance exercise: is inflammation the cause? a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

 

Pre-marathon

Post-marathon

6 h Post-marathon

P value

cTnI

(μg/L)

0.00

0.04 ± 0.008*

0.075 ± 0.024*

P = 0.002

NTproBNP

(ng/L)

37.4 ± 5.9

59.3 ± 10.5*

68.1 ± 11*

P = 0.007

  1. cTnI, cardiac troponin-I; NTproBNP, N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide
  2. *Significantly different from pre-marathon values (p < 0.05). Values are expressed as mean (± SD).