Extensive Coronary Artery Disease in a Long-Distance Athlete: A Case Report | Zendy

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Extensive Coronary Artery Disease in a Long-Distance Athlete: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Vasiliki Katsi,

Στέργιος Σουλαϊδόπουλος,

Constantina Aggeli,

George Latsios,

Dimitrios Tousoulis,

Konstantinos Toutouzas,

Konstantinos Tsioufis

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of athletic training

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.188

H-Index - 108

eISSN - 1938-162X

pISSN - 1062-6050

DOI - 10.4085/jat0330-20

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , context (archaeology) , subclinical infection , cardiology , disease , cause of death , sudden death , paleontology , biology

Despite the established benefits of regular physical activity in cardiovascular disease prevention, coronary events in the context of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease are the most common cause of exercise-related sudden death. A paradoxical development of an increased coronary calcification burden is likely associated with endurance training even in the absence of any of the traditional cardiovascular risk factors. In this case report, we present a 50-year-old male long-distance runner with excessive subclinical myocardial ischemia.

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