Arrhythmias and Adaptations of the Cardiac Conduction System in Former National Football League Players

Arrhythmias and Adaptations of the Cardiac Conduction System in Former National Football League Players

Background Habitual high‐intensity endurance exercise is associated with increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk and impaired cardiac conduction. It is unknown whether these observations extend to prior strength‐type sports exposure. The primary aim of this study was to compare AF prevalence in form...

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Main Authors: Philip Aagaard, Shishir Sharma, David A. McNamara, Parag Joshi, Colby R. Ayers, James A. de Lemos, Andrew E. Lincoln, Bryan Baranowski, Kyle Mandsager, Elizabeth Hill, Lon Castle, James Gentry, Richard Lang, Reginald E. Dunn, Kezia Alexander, Andrew M. Tucker, Dermot Phelan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
athlete's heart
atrial fibrillation
conduction disease
National Football League
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010401

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