Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Edema in a Triathlon

Table 1

Characteristics of exercise-induced pulmonary edema or swimming-induced pulmonary edema in triathlons.

Case number	Age (y)	Sex	Chief complaint	Past history	Onset	Oxygen saturation (%)	Body temperature (°C)	Sodium level (mEq/L)	Ejection fraction by ultrasonography (%)	Admission period (d)
1	38	Male	Dyspnea	None	After finishing swimming	82%	36.8	143.9	Not examined	1
2	57	Male	Dyspnea, chill	None	After swimming for 30 minutes	75%	36.3	143.0	73	4
3	28	Male	Dyspnea, nausea, and fatigue	None	Abstention in the marathon	54%	NA	141.6	67.5	10
4	39	Male	Dyspnea, hemosputum	Cough for 1 week	Abstention in the competition	87%	38.7	142.5	72	3
5	49	Male	Dyspnea	None	Hypoxia recognized at the end of competition	77%	37.3	142.9	68	2
6	40	Male	Dyspnea, cough	None	Hypoxia recognized at the end of competition	85%	36.8	134.8	54	3

NA indicates not available.