Mini-review reveals the complex link between endurance sport and atrial fibrillation in males, indicating management challenges.
Key Points
Intense and prolonged endurance sport can favor the onset of atrial fibrillation in males, complicating athlete health management.
Genetic factors may influence how endurance sports lead to an arrhythmic phenotype, which highlights the multifactorial nature of this condition.
The management of arrhythmia involves excluding other heart-related conditions, with anticoagulant therapy considerations due to the risks involved in sports.
Less emphasis on detraining is evident, though the latest ESC guidelines suggest it as a potential treatment to support the CARE paradigm.