Ischemic Preconditioning in Endurance Athletes

Influence of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Cardiac Function After Endurance Exercise

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on biochemical and functional indices of cardiac function induced by a 30 km run in healthy trained long distance runners.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informed consent
• Healthy
• Age between 18 and 65 years
• Endurance-trained (two or more training sessions per week)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not applicable