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July 12, 2025Quality in SportOpen Access

Epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of atrial fibrillation in athletes - a narrative review

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JZJan ZabierowskiATAnna TomasiewiczMPMaciej Pachana

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Overview

Narrative review highlights atrial fibrillation prevalence and management in athletes, indicating gender differences and risk factors.

Key Points

  • Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting millions globally.
  • Endurance athletes, especially middle-aged men, show a significantly higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation.
  • Key factors include atrial remodeling and autonomic nervous system imbalance contributing to risk.
  • Management emphasizes individualized treatment, risk factor modification, and debates on exercise reduction as prevention.

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Zabierowski et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02afe6551bb0af8cbefbhttps://doi.org/10.12775/qs.2025.43.62361
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