Increased risk of atrial fibrillation among elderly Norwegian men with a history of long-term endurance sport practice

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Myrstad, M ^a,c   Lochen M L ^b   Graff Iversen, S ^b,c   Gulsvik, A K ^d   Thelle, D S ^e,f   Stigum, H ^c,e   Ranhoff, A H ^a,g  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cross country skiing; Elderly; Endurance exercise; Heart disease; Master athletes; Skiers; Sports cardiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SKIING; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SKIING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904426997     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12150     Document Type: Article

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