Hunt, EBMurphy, BMurphy, CCrowley, TCronin, OHay, SStack, MBowen, BRonan, NGreene, EEustace, JAPlant, BJMurphy, DM2017-12-182017-12-182017-11http://hdl.handle.net/10147/622708Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB) is an acute, transient airway narrowing occurring after exercise which may impact athletic performance. Studies report 10% of the general population and up to 90% of asthmatics experience EIB. Ninety-two players from three elite hurling squads underwent a spirometric field-based provocation test with real-time heart rate monitoring and lactate measurements to ensure adequate exertion. Players with a new diagnosis of EIB and those with a negative field-test but with a previous label of EIB or asthma underwent further reversibility testing and if negative, methacholine challenge. Eight (8.7%) of players had EIB, with one further athlete having asthma with a negative field test. Interestingly, only three out of 12 players who had previously been physician-labelled with EIB or asthma had their diagnosis objectively confirmed. Our study highlights the role of objective testing in EIB.enEXERCISEBronchoconstrictionHURLING PLAYERSArticleIrish Medical Journal