Empiricus.(marathons bring cardiac risk)(epilepsy patients predict seizures)(intravenous drug users are ageing)

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  

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MARATHONS BRING CARDIAC RISK

In 490BC the messenger sent to Athens to announce that Marathon had been saved from the Persians reportedly dropped dead on arrival, and Empiricus is not at all surprised. Modern runners do it for fun, apparently, but the 42km race still carries risks. Participants in a Boston marathon had their cardiac troponin levels measured once they staggered across the finish line. In 11% of cases they reached levels usually indicative of MI (Annals of Emergency Medicine 2007; 49:137-43). In total, 68% had at least a trace of ...

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