American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1467-1472 , 15 May 2009

Relation of Biomarkers and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Marathon Running

  • Negareh Mousavi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Andrew Czarnecki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Kanwal Kumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Nazanin Fallah-Rad, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Matthew Lytwyn, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Song-Yee Han, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Andrew Francis, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Jonathan R. Walker, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Iain D.C. Kirkpatrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Tomas G. Neilan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Sat Sharma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Davinder S. Jassal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 204-237-2023; fax: 204-233-2157

Received 19 November 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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 The work was supported by funding from the St. Boniface General Hospital and Research Foundation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

PII: S0002-9149(09)00288-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.294

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1467-1472 , 15 May 2009

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