PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G Whyte
AU  - N Stephens
AU  - R Senior
AU  - K George
AU  - R Shave
AU  - M Wilson
AU  - S Sharma
TI  - Treat the patient not the blood test: the implications of an increase in cardiac troponin after prolonged endurance exercise
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033720
DP  - 2007 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 613--615
VI  - 41
IP  - 9
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/9/613.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/9/613.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2007 Sep 01; 41
AB  - Collapse after prolonged endurance exercise is common and usually benign. This case study reports a triathlete who suffered a vaso-vagal associated collapsed after exercise. Misdiagnosis of myocardial injury in the presence of elevated cardiac troponins and ECG anomalies led to inappropriate management and highlights the difficulty in treating the collapsed athlete following arduous exercise.