State of the art review: atrial fibrillation in athletes

MD Flannery, JM Kalman, P Sanders… - Heart, Lung and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise has substantial health benefits with pleomorphic vascular, metabolic, psychological
and anti-neoplastic actions resulting in improved quality of life and longevity. Despite these …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) in endurance athletes: a complicated affair

D Stergiou, E Duncan - Current treatment options in cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose of review A complex relationship exists between exercise and atrial fibrillation (AF).
Moderate exercise reduces AF risk whereas intense strenuous exercise has been shown to …

Exercise and atrial fibrillation: prevention or causation?

AD Elliott, D Linz, CV Verdicchio, P Sanders - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2018 - Elsevier
Regular exercise contributes to improved cardiovascular health and reduced cardiovascular
mortality. Previous studies have shown that regular physical activity and high …

Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes

M Wilhelm - European journal of preventive cardiology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a growing population of veteran endurance athletes, regularly participating in
training and competition. Although the graded benefit of exercise on cardiovascular health …

Atrial fibrillation in endurance-trained athletes

AV Sorokin, CGS Araujo, S Zweibel… - British journal of sports …, 2011 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Endurance exercise training produces multiple cardiac adaptations including
changes in electrophysiological function that may make endurance-trained athletes more …

Atrial fibrillation in athletes: a lesson in the virtue of moderation

NAM Estes, C Madias - JACC: Clinical electrophysiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Although the cardiovascular benefits of moderate exercise are well established, there is
growing epidemiological support for the notion that high-intensity endurance athletics …

Risk of atrial fibrillation in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W Newman, G Parry-Williams, J Wiles… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression were performed on
selected studies to investigate the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among athletes …

Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation in athletes: what we know and what we do not know

E Guasch, L Mont, M Sitges - Netherlands Heart Journal, 2018 - Springer
Exercise is an emerging cause of atrial fibrillation (AF) in young individuals without
coexisting cardiovascular risk factors. The causes of exercise-induced atrial fibrillation …

Elite female endurance athletes are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation compared to the general population: a matched cohort study

N Drca, SC Larsson, D Grannas… - British Journal of Sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Previous studies have found that endurance sport activity is associated with an
increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in men. However, it remains unclear whether …

The counterintuitive role of exercise in the prevention and cause of atrial fibrillation

BJR Buckley, GYH Lip… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, characterized by irregular atrial
activity. AF is related to increased risk of thromboembolic events, heart failure, and …