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Lone Atrial Fibrillation and Sports Activities

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFl) are two of the most frequent causes of prolonged palpitations [1]–[8] in young competitive athletes, even including those per forming sport activities at an elite level. Specifically, these arrhythmias can occur frequently during training and competitions or in the post-exercise recovery period, but rarely at rest.

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  1. IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan

    Francesco Furlanello, Luigi De Ambroggi & Riccardo Cappato

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  3. Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore, Crema (CR), Italy

    Giuseppe Inama & Claudio Pedrinazzi

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Furlanello, F., Inama, G., Pedrinazzi, C., De Ambroggi, L., Cappato, R. (2007). Lone Atrial Fibrillation and Sports Activities. In: Gulizia, M.M. (eds) Current News in Cardiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0636-2_13

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