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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2016

Physical activity, symptoms, medication and subjective health among veteran endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation.

Marius Myrstad, Marit Aarønæs, Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Inger Ariansen, Wenche Nystad, Anette Hylen Ranhoff

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Long-term effects of device-guided slow breathing in stable heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019
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  8. Exercise in individuals with atrial fibrillation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019
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  9. Plasma FGF23 does not rise during physical exercise as a physiological model of sympathetic activation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019
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  11. Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Endurance Athletes: a Complicated Affair.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marius MyrstadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Medisinsk avdeling, Diakonhjemmet sykehus, Pb 23 Vindern, 0319, Oslo, Norway. m-myrsta@online.no.
Marit AarønæsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Medisinsk avdeling, Diakonhjemmet sykehus, Pb 23 Vindern, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Sidsel Graff-IversenDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Inger AriansenDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Wenche NystadDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Anette Hylen RanhoffDepartment of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Medisinsk avdeling, Diakonhjemmet sykehus, Pb 23 Vindern, 0319, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health · NODiakonhjemmet Hospital · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent, but has not previously been characterized in detail in veteran athletes. We aimed to describe physical activity (PA), symptoms, medication and subjective health in relation to AF subtype and co-morbidity among veteran cross-country skiers with AF.

methodsIn total, 4952 Norwegian men and women aged 53-85 years took part in this cohort study, 2626 veteran cross-country skiers and 2326 from the general population. PA, endurance exercise, functional capacity, co-morbidity, drug use and subjective health were self-reported by questionnaires. AF was self-reported and confirmed by electrocardiograms in a medical record review.

resultsThe prevalence of self-reported AF among veteran skiers was 12.3%. AF was confirmed in 140 skiers and 118 individuals from the general population. Among skiers with AF (mean age 69 years), 52% had paroxysmal, 23% persistent and 24% permanent AF. AF was associated with poor subjective health, but 89% of the veteran skiers were physically active and 64% engaged in regular endurance exercise after the onset of AF. While 59% had experienced palpitations during the past year, 32% reported reduced functional capacity. Two out of three with AF and a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥ 2 used oral anticoagulants (OACs).

conclusionsAF was associated with poor subjective health, but the vast majority of veteran athletes engaged in regular PA and endurance exercise also after the onset of AF. This is important, as PA and exercise might reduce AF symptoms, mortality and morbidity. Many veteran skiers with AF were not optimally treated with OACs.

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AthletesAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationCohort StudiesElectrocardiographyExerciseFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwayPhysical EndurancePrevalenceAnticoagulantsAtrial fibrillationEndurance exercisePhysical activitySports cardiologyVeteran athletes

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