Atrial Fibrillation is the most prevalent cardiac condition in master athletes

What is the temporal association between exercise and #AFib episodes in endurance athletes? First answers tomorrow at the #ESC2023

Excellent kick-off of the #ESCcongress by Marius Myrstad on afib in athletes

Great session with nice discussions about arrhythmias in athletes at the #ESCongress this morning with Prof Michael Papadakis and the other speakers #sportscardiology Elena Cavarretta

Marius Myrstad presenting initial data from the NEXAF Detraining Study #ESCCongress! #Afib episodes in endurance athletes often occurring during exercise. Eivind Sørensen MD @JonMagne @TuridApelland Andre La Gerche Guido Claessen

While some athletes experience #afib episodes during exercise, others have symptoms at rest. Reflecting different mechanisms? We found a 3 to 6-fold higher rate of AF episodes during and within the first 3 hours after training #ESCcongress

Does vigorous endurance exercise cause #Afib in women? Despite low prevalence of risk factors, we found a relatively high prevalence in older female athletes, suggesting exercise may promote #Afib also in women academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance… afib.no - the Norwegian AF research network

Andre is currently running a study with Marius Myrstad  on the impact of training intensity on atrial fibrillation (AF). Endurance-trained (>5h/week) individuals  suffering from AF may participate. Read about the NEXAF-study and how to get in touch here nexaf.no/nexaf-research…

Highly recommended listening : Andre La Gerche brilliantly explains #afib (including relation with exercise, sex differences, exercise with afib and distinction from ventricular arrhythmias, starting after 43 Min) + other cardiac conditions in athletes. Great podcast Glenn McConell

In 2 days: The dissertation of Eivind Sørensen MD on cardiac remodeling in endurance athletes with and without #AFib med.uio.no/klinmed/englis… Vestre Viken UiO - Det medisinske fakultet Diakonhjemmet afib.no - the Norwegian AF research network

Congratulations to NEXAF fellow Eivind Sørensen MD who defended his PhD-thesis yesterday!

Great summary of our AFNOR study in This Week in Cardiology, the best medical podcast by John Mandrola, MD medscape.com/viewarticle/99… at 22.45 min via @medscape Mariam Anjum

Bærum hospital 🇳🇴 is the first site to reach 30 included athletes in The NEXAF Detraining Study on effects of reduced exercise intensity on AF burden in endurance athletes - congratulations Marius Myrstad @TuridApelland Still including at all sites! 🇦🇨🇧🇪

Birkebeinere lever lengre enn sine jevnaldrende! Kristoffer Robin Johansen Eivind Sørensen MD Bente Morseth Marius Myrstad Dag S.Thelle Silvana B Sandbakk Maja-Lisa Løchen nexaf.no/2024/01/25/bir…

NEXAF-leder Marius Myrstad gjestet nylig NRK-podcasten Skiklubben. I denne episoden diskuteres ulike temaer knyttet til trening og hjertet, inkludert atrieflimmer og NEXAF Detraining-studien Silje T. Nordnes Emil Gukild NRK Radio radio.nrk.no/podkast/skiklu…

Great presentation by NEXAF PhD-candidate Kristoffer Robin Johansen at the #ESCPrev2024 Atrial Fibrillation associated with ⬆️ mortality in endurance athletes. But absolute risk much lower compared to non-athletes. ➡️ Management of CV risk factors important in athletes with AF

Why are athletes prone to atrial fibrillation and should they stop training when diagnosed? NEXAF researcher Marius Myrstad has contributed to this story in Science Magazine

Great presentations by NEXAF PhD-candidates Kristoffer Robin Johansen and Andreas Berg Sellevold at the annual meeting of The 🇳🇴 AF Research Network afib.no - the Norwegian AF research network