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Endurance sports are linked to a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation versus the general population.
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May support AF vigilance in endurance athletes; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a commonly known heart rhythm abnormality which occurs in the general population as well as in endurance athletes. Various studies have provided evidence of increased prevalence of this condition in such athletes compared to the general population; various potential
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Zimmermann et al. (2019) studied this question. Endurance athletes have an increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation compared to the general population.
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