Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes. Can you have too much of a good thing? - British Cardiovascular Society

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Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes. Can you have too much of a good thing?

Dr Susil Pallikadavath

17/12/2024

Take home messages

Endurance athletes appear to be at increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Morphological cardiovascular adaptions to exercise in the left atrium may be critical to the development of AF in this group.
Whilst advocated by international guidelines, there is little data to guide individualised treatment strategies in this group.