Keywords

marathon runners, myocardial infarction, runners and altered pain perception, sudden death, troponin

Authors

1. Finn, Suzanne Elizabeth MSN
2. Coviello, Jessica MSN

Abstract

This review of the current literature on myocardial infarction and sudden death in recreational master marathon runners aims to help raise awareness of the scope of the problem to primary care providers, and to provide guidelines for educating and screening in recreational master marathon runners.