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MDPI, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 24(16), p. 4890, 2019

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16244890

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Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes—Features of Development, Current Approaches to the Treatment, and Prevention of Complications

Journal article published in 2019 by Evgeny Achkasov, Sergey Bondarev, Victor Smirnov, Zbigniew Waśkiewicz ORCID, Thomas Rosemann ORCID, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis ORCID, Beat Knechtle ORCID
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common types of cardiac arrhythmias. This review article highlights the problem of the development of atrial fibrillation in individuals engaged in physical activity and sports. Predisposing factors, causes, and development mechanisms of atrial fibrillation in athletes from the perspective of the authors are described. Methods of treatment, as well as prevention of thromboembolic complications, are discussed. Directions for further studies of this problem and prevention of complications are proposed.