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Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 5/2015

01.05.2015 | Review

Atrial fibrillation and long-term sports practice: epidemiology and mechanisms

verfasst von: S. Wernhart, M. Halle

Erschienen in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Ausgabe 5/2015

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Abstract

Background

Lone atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia of the heart and is considered to have a higher prevalence in athletes, especially in endurance sports.

Methods

We conducted an extensive literature research in pubmed using the key words s ports and atrial fibrillation.

Results

The majority of studies have methodological limitations due to different inclusion criteria, such as age, type of sport, training level as well as statistical bias. The inconsistency of data is reflected by the considerable range of AF occurrence, spanning from 0.3 to 12.8 %.

Conclusions

We consider it reasonable to separate a study population into sedentary individuals, leisure time sportsmen/women and elite athletes. A distinction between the categories may be achieved through a combination of exercise history, capacity (e.g. MET hours/week, e.g. VO2max) and competitive results. Since there is a large span in the analyzed age groups (24–84 years), we claim that the focus should be laid upon the 45- to 65-year-olds due to a sound detection rate of true positives. Finally, we discuss ways to increase the detection rate of paroxysmal AF and comment on new therapeutic options.
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Metadaten
Titel
Atrial fibrillation and long-term sports practice: epidemiology and mechanisms
verfasst von
S. Wernhart
M. Halle
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-0805-0

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