Marathon-Induced Cardiac Fatigue: A Review over the Last Decade for the Preservation of the Athletes' Health.
Damien VitielloFlorent PalacinLuc PoinsardMarine KirschSteeve JouiniVeronique Louise BillatPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
This review reported a negligible impact of marathons on LV and RV systolic and contractile function but a negative impact on LV diastolic function in recreational runners. These impairments are often associated with acute damage to the myocardium. Thus, the advice of the present review to athletes is to adapt their training and have a regular medical monitoring to continue to run marathons while preserving their cardiac health.