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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Sports Medicine
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Abnormal exercise test (ET) results in asymptomatic athletes often have low predictive value for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).
  • The underlying causes of abnormal ET results in athletes without obstructive CAD remain unclear, with possibilities including false positives or physiological adaptations.
  • Investigating coronary microvascular dysfunction and endothelial function is crucial for understanding these findings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if athletes with abnormal ET results and myocardial ischemia but no obstructive CAD exhibit impaired coronary microvascular function.
  • To assess the relationship between coronary microvascular dysfunction and endothelial dysfunction in this athlete cohort.
  • To differentiate between false-positive ET results and true physiological consequences.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of nine athletes with abnormal exercise tests and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) but no obstructive CAD against age- and gender-matched controls.
  • Assessment of coronary flow reserve using Rubidium-82 positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
  • Measurement of Endothelin-1 concentrations to evaluate endothelial function.

Main Results:

  • Athletes demonstrated significantly lower coronary flow reserve (3.3 ± 0.8) compared to controls (4.2 ± 0.6).
  • Athletes exhibited significantly higher Endothelin-1 levels (1.3 ± 0.2 pg/ml) than controls (1.0 ± 0.2 pg/ml).
  • No significant correlation was found between Endothelin-1 concentrations and mean global coronary flow reserve (r = 0.12).

Conclusions:

  • Athletes with abnormal ET and MPS results, despite the absence of obstructive CAD, show reduced coronary flow reserve, indicating attenuated coronary microvascular function.
  • Elevated Endothelin-1 levels in athletes suggest that endothelial-dependent dysfunction plays a significant role in this microvascular impairment.
  • These findings highlight coronary microvascular dysfunction as a key factor in abnormal exercise tests among athletes without obstructive CAD.