Asthma and exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction in athletes: Diagnosis, treatment, and anti‐doping challenges

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. e14358 - n/a
• Main Authors: Hostrup, Morten, Hansen, Erik S. H., Rasmussen, Søren M., Jessen, Søren, Backer, Vibeke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2024
• Subjects: AHR; Asthma; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma, Exercise-Induced - diagnosis; Athletes; Bronchoconstriction; Doping in Sports - prevention & control; EIB; exercise; exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction; Humans; hyperresponsiveness; Inflammation; physical activity; training; hyperresponsiveness; exercise; asthma; training; AHR; exercise-induced bronchoconstriction; EIB; physical activity

Athletes often experience lower airway dysfunction, such as asthma and exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), which affects more than half the athletes in some sports, not least in endurance sports. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, and breathlessness, alongside airway narrowing, hyperrespon...