Pre-Participation Screenings Frequently Miss Occult Cardiovascular Conditions in Apparently Healthy Male Middle-Aged First-Time Marathon Runners.

Introduction: The optimal pre-participation screening strategy to identify athletes at risk for exercise-induced cardiovascular events is unknown. We therefore aimed to compare the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) pre-participation screening strategies against extensive cardiovascular evaluations in identifying high-risk individuals among 35-50-year-old apparently healthy men.

Methods: We applied ACSM and ESC pre-participation screenings to 25 men participating in a study on first-time marathon running.

An ACE2, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding protein, -like enzyme isolated from food-related microorganisms.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a binding target of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein. An ACE2-like enzyme, such as bacterial M32-carboxypeptidase (M32-CAP), is assumed to be a potential therapeutic candidate for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here, we screened bacteria with an ACE2-like enzyme activity from Japanese fermented food and dietary products using the fluorogenic substrate for rapid screening.

Prospective evaluation of cardiac effects of first-time marathon training, running, and recovery in middle-aged men: cohort study rationale and design.

Background: Several phenomena may point to potentially detrimental cardiac effects of endurance exercise, such as elevated circulating cardiac troponin levels and reductions in systolic and diastolic function directly after marathon completion. Furthermore, while myocardial abnormalities have been reported in patients who recovered from COVID-19, the cardiac impact of extensive endurance exercise in individuals who recovered from COVID-19 remains unknown. We therefore aim to investigate (potentially detrimental) cardiac effects of first-time marathon training and participation, including a subset of participants who recovered from COVID-19, in apparently healthy middle-aged men.

The effect of short period high-intensity circuit training-modified FIFA 11+ program on physical fitness among young football players.

Background: Studies showed that FIFA 11+, the football injury prevention program, can improve physical fitness components through resistance and neuromuscular exercise. Currently, resistance training using High Intensity Circuit Training (HICT) is considered beneficial in increasing physical fitness component, including maintaining cardiopulmonary fitness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of HICT modified- FIFA 11+ training on the physical fitness components and cardiovascular (CV) training intensity of young football players.