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Heart Transplant Recipient Completes Ironman Triathlon 22 Years After Surgery

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 28; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.healun.2008.12.024

1557-3117

Mark J. Haykowsky, Kenneth J. Riess, Ilene Burton, Lee W. Jones, Wayne Tymchak,

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

The ironman triathlon (3.8-km swim, 180-km bike and 42.2-km run) is one of the most difficult single-day endurance events. We previously reported the outstanding athletic ability of a male heart transplant recipient from our clinic. 1 Haykowsky M. Tymchak W. Superior athletic performance two decades after cardiac transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2007; 356: 2007-2008 Crossref PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar Herein we report on the same individual, who, on August 24, 2008, at 49 years of age, completed the Subaru Ironman Canada triathlon in 15.6 hours (place: 1,881 out of 2,067 athletes). To our knowledge, he is the first heart transplant recipient to complete an ironman triathlon. Impressively, this accomplishment occurred 22 years after transplantation.