Atrial Fibrillation: JACC Council Perspectives

MK Chung, M Refaat, WK Shen, V Kutyifa… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly prevalent arrhythmia; its pathophysiology and
progression are well studied. Stroke and bleeding risk models have been created and …

Exercise effects on cardiovascular disease: from basic aspects to clinical evidence

F Sanchis-Gomar, CJ Lavie, J Marín… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of major morbidity
and CVD-and all-cause mortality in most of the world. It is now clear that regular physical …

Global epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: an increasing epidemic and public health challenge

G Lippi, F Sanchis-Gomar… - International journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia. It has been estimated
that 6–12 million people worldwide will suffer this condition in the US by 2050 and 17.9 …

Associations of fitness, physical activity, strength, and genetic risk with cardiovascular disease: longitudinal analyses in the UK Biobank Study

E Tikkanen, S Gustafsson, E Ingelsson - Circulation, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Background: Observational studies have shown inverse associations among fitness,
physical activity, and cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about these …

Addiction to exercise

HA Hausenblas, K Schreiber, JM Smoliga - Bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
People with exercise addiction experience loss of control such that exercise becomes an
obligation and excessive. 2 3 Although exercise addiction is not officially classified as a …

The ambiguity of physical activity, exercise and atrial fibrillation

B Morseth, ML Løchen, I Ariansen… - European journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although commonly associated with cardiovascular disease or other medical conditions,
atrial fibrillation may also occur in individuals without any known underlying conditions. This …

[PDF][PDF] Aging and physiological lessons from master athletes

H Tanaka, T Tarumi, J Rittweger - Compr Physiol, 2019 - researchgate.net
Sedentary aging is often characterized by physical dysfunction and chronic degenerative
diseases. In contrast, masters athletes demonstrate markedly greater physiological function …

Association between metabolically healthy obesity and risk of atrial fibrillation: taking physical activity into consideration

R Wang, I Olier, S Ortega-Martorell, Y Liu, Z Ye… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
The modification of physical activity (PA) on the metabolic status in relation to atrial
fibrillation (AF) in obesity remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the independent and …

Atrial fibrillation in athletes: a lesson in the virtue of moderation

NAM Estes, C Madias - JACC: Clinical electrophysiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Although the cardiovascular benefits of moderate exercise are well established, there is
growing epidemiological support for the notion that high-intensity endurance athletics …

Long-term sports practice and atrial fibrillation: an updated review of a complex relationship

M Petrungaro, L Fusco, E Cavarretta, A Scarà… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice, and it is
an enormous burden worldwide because of its high morbidity, disability and mortality. It is …