tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post3391216134652533576..comments2023-07-14T02:53:40.719-07:00Comments on retired doc's thoughts: Does endurance exercise damage the heart?james gaultehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537303135780186926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post-11277022176169446912011-05-17T07:30:50.627-07:002011-05-17T07:30:50.627-07:00Dale-Thanks for the link.I do find that data point...Dale-Thanks for the link.I do find that data point less than reassuring.Did you or your physicians think that the diagnosis of arvd/c was either caused by or aggravated by your endurance events.My limited understanding of arvd is that it is genetic. <br /><br />James Gaultejames gaultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537303135780186926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post-6270935397980635682011-05-10T20:03:05.342-07:002011-05-10T20:03:05.342-07:00Having just read a study by Wilson. M et al. I am ...Having just read a study by Wilson. M et al. I am not so reassured. In this study " Diverse patterns of myocardial fibrosis in lifelong, veteran athletes" Journal of Applied Physiology(Feb., 2011), it showed a high prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in half the veteran athletes. Unlike a load of other studies these were men who had been involved in endurance events for very many years. The problem with this study is that there were only 12 athletes, although there were young and aged matched controls. Having just received a diagnosis of arvd/c following a long life of running including 100ks and being a non drinker, non smoker vegetarian with no familial history of heart problems I am inclined to think there is a caution to be given to those doing endurance eventsDale Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com