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In the United States there are now approximately 521 marathons, and in 2005 approximately 432,000 participants completed one. The number of frequent runners (more than 100 days a year) is estimated at over 11 million. When one of these patients presents to the emergency department with cardiac complaints, the risk profile and evaluation may be different than in sedentary subjects. The first and most...