Effects of the whole-body cryotherapy on NTproBNP, hsCRP and troponin I in athletes

Giuseppe Banfi; Gianluca Melegati; Alessandra Barassi; Gianlodovico Melzi d'Eril

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004

Effects of the whole-body cryotherapy on NTproBNP, hsCRP and troponin I in athletes

Giuseppe Banfi, Gianluca Melegati, Alessandra Barassi, Gianlodovico Melzi d'Eril

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Whole-body cryotherapy refers to brief exposure to very cold air for treating symptoms of various illnesses. In sports medicine, whole-body cryotherapy is administered to improve recovery from muscular trauma. As specific studies are lacking, we measured cardiac markers in 10 top-level rugby players of the Italian National team before and after a 1-week course of daily sessions of whole-body cryotherapy. All subjects continued with the same training workload as that of the previous weeks. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels increased but remained within the normal range, whilst troponin I (TnI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were unchanged. Whole-body cryotherapy did not impair cardiac function in this sample of elite athletes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	609-610
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume	12
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

hsCRP
NTproBNP
Rugby
Troponin I
Whole-body cryotherapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004

Cite this

@article{ff34face84ae49bab5bae1ec6cf10227,

title = "Effects of the whole-body cryotherapy on NTproBNP, hsCRP and troponin I in athletes",

abstract = "Whole-body cryotherapy refers to brief exposure to very cold air for treating symptoms of various illnesses. In sports medicine, whole-body cryotherapy is administered to improve recovery from muscular trauma. As specific studies are lacking, we measured cardiac markers in 10 top-level rugby players of the Italian National team before and after a 1-week course of daily sessions of whole-body cryotherapy. All subjects continued with the same training workload as that of the previous weeks. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels increased but remained within the normal range, whilst troponin I (TnI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were unchanged. Whole-body cryotherapy did not impair cardiac function in this sample of elite athletes.",

keywords = "hsCRP, NTproBNP, Rugby, Troponin I, Whole-body cryotherapy",

author = "Giuseppe Banfi and Gianluca Melegati and Alessandra Barassi and d'Eril, {Gianlodovico Melzi}",

year = "2009",

month = nov,

doi = "10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004",

language = "English",

volume = "12",

pages = "609--610",

journal = "Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport",

issn = "1440-2440",

publisher = "Elsevier BV",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of the whole-body cryotherapy on NTproBNP, hsCRP and troponin I in athletes

AU - Banfi, Giuseppe

AU - Melegati, Gianluca

AU - Barassi, Alessandra

AU - d'Eril, Gianlodovico Melzi

PY - 2009/11

Y1 - 2009/11

N2 - Whole-body cryotherapy refers to brief exposure to very cold air for treating symptoms of various illnesses. In sports medicine, whole-body cryotherapy is administered to improve recovery from muscular trauma. As specific studies are lacking, we measured cardiac markers in 10 top-level rugby players of the Italian National team before and after a 1-week course of daily sessions of whole-body cryotherapy. All subjects continued with the same training workload as that of the previous weeks. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels increased but remained within the normal range, whilst troponin I (TnI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were unchanged. Whole-body cryotherapy did not impair cardiac function in this sample of elite athletes.

AB - Whole-body cryotherapy refers to brief exposure to very cold air for treating symptoms of various illnesses. In sports medicine, whole-body cryotherapy is administered to improve recovery from muscular trauma. As specific studies are lacking, we measured cardiac markers in 10 top-level rugby players of the Italian National team before and after a 1-week course of daily sessions of whole-body cryotherapy. All subjects continued with the same training workload as that of the previous weeks. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) levels increased but remained within the normal range, whilst troponin I (TnI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were unchanged. Whole-body cryotherapy did not impair cardiac function in this sample of elite athletes.

KW - hsCRP

KW - NTproBNP

KW - Rugby

KW - Troponin I

KW - Whole-body cryotherapy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350572461&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=70350572461&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004

DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.06.004

M3 - Article

C2 - 18835219

AN - SCOPUS:70350572461

VL - 12

SP - 609

EP - 610

JO - Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

JF - Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

SN - 1440-2440

IS - 6

ER -

Effects of the whole-body cryotherapy on NTproBNP, hsCRP and troponin I in athletes

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this