Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2007):

Ask the doctor. I know that exercise is good for my heart, which is one reason why I took up long-distance running. But I have heard that marathon running damages the heart. Is that true?

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Author/s: Lee, Thomas (T);

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Harvard heart letter : from Harvard Medical School (Harv Heart Lett), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Apr; vol 17 (issue 8) : pp 8

Dates: Created 2007/03/29; Completed 2007/04/02;

PMID: 17396350, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Creatine Kinase, MB Form - blood Heart - physiology Humans Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism

Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism Myocardium - metabolism Running - physiology Troponin T - blood

Associated Chemicals: Troponin T (0) ; Creatine Kinase, MB Form (EC 2.7.3.2)

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