ArticleScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2014
Increased risk of atrial fibrillation among elderly Norwegian men with a history of long-term endurance sport practice.
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- A randomized cross-over study of the acute effects of running 5 km on glucose, insulin, metabolic rate, cortisol and Troponin T.PloS one · 2017Trial
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- Atrial fibrillation detection in endurance athletes vs non-athletes: Positive predictive value and burden estimation using implantable cardiac monitors.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Cardiac biomarkers in athletes and active individuals: a clinical review of exercise-induced elevations and diagnostic interpretation.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
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- Racial and Gender Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
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- 25-year trajectories of physical activity and atrial fibrillation risk: results from the ARIC study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Long-Term Training Increases Atrial Fibrillation Sustainability in Standardbred Racehorses.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2023Article
- The molecular athlete: exercise physiology from mechanisms to medals.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
- Rationale and design of the Birkebeiner Ageing Study - a prospective cohort study of older endurance athletes.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Epidemiology and modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2023Review
- Exercise and the Heart: Benefits, Risks and Adverse Effects of Exercise Training.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The prevalence increases with increasing age. In middle-aged men, endurance sport practice is associated with increased risk of AF but there are few studies among elderly people. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of long-term endurance sport practice as a risk factor for AF in elderly men. A cross-sectional study compared 509 men aged 65-90 years who participated in a long-distance cross-country ski race with 1768 men aged 65-87 years from the general population. Long-term endurance sport practice was the main exposure. Self-reported AF and covariates were assessed by questionnaires. Risk differences (RDs) for AF were estimated by using a linear regression model. After multivariable adjustment, a history of endurance sport practice gave an added risk for AF of 6.0 percent points (pp) (95% confidence interval 0.8-11.1). Light and moderate leisure-time physical activity during the last 12 months reduced the risk with 3.7 and 4.3 pp, respectively, but the RDs were not statistically significant. This study suggests that elderly men with a history of long-term endurance sport practice have an increased risk of AF compared with elderly men in the general population.
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