Long-term endurance sport is a risk factor for development of lone atrial flutter

Claessen, Guido; Colyn, Erwin; La Gerche, Andre; Koopman, Pieter Jan; Alzand, Becker; Garweg, Christophe; Willems, Rik; Nuyens, Dieter; Heidbuchel, Hein

doi:10.1136/hrt.2010.216150

Long-term endurance sport is a risk factor for development of lone atrial flutter

Author:

Claessen, Guido

Colyn, Erwin ; La Gerche, Andre ; Koopman, Pieter Jan ; Alzand, Becker ; Garweg, Christophe ; Willems, Rik ; Nuyens, Dieter ; Heidbuchel, Hein

Keywords:

physical-activity, clinical cardiology, follow-up, fibrillation, exercise, disease, recommendations, rehabilitation, association, statement, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Cardiovascular System & Cardiology, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, FOLLOW-UP, FIBRILLATION, EXERCISE, DISEASE, RECOMMENDATIONS, REHABILITATION, ASSOCIATION, STATEMENT, Adult, Atrial Flutter, Case-Control Studies, Echocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Physical Endurance, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sports, 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, 1103 Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular System & Hematology, 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, 3202 Clinical sciences

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate whether in a population of patients with 'lone atrial flutter', the proportion of those engaged in long-term endurance sports is higher than that observed in the general population.