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Physical activity, height, and left atrial size are independent risk factors for lone atrial fibrillation in middle-aged healthy individuals
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AIMS: The aetiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unknown in some patients. The aim of the study was to identify new risk factors for developing lone AF (LAF). METHODS AND RESULTS: A series of 107 consecutive patients younger than 65, seen in the emergency room for an episode of LAF of <48 h duration were included in the study. A group of 107 healthy volunteers matched for age and sex were recruited as controls. All subjects answered a validated questionnaire concerning leisure and occupational activities performed throughout their lifetimes to estimate accumulated hours of physical effort, classified in four levels of intensity. Demographic and echocardiographic measurements were also recorded. There were 69% of males and mean age was 48 +/- 11 years. AF was paroxysmal in 57% and persistent in the remaining 43%. Patients with AF performed more hours of both moderate and heavy intensity physical activity. They also were taller, and had a larger left atria, ventricle, and body surface area. At the multivariable analysis, only moderate and heavy physical activity, height, and anteroposterior atrial diameter were independently associated with LAF. CONCLUSIONS: Accumulated lifetime physical activity, height, and left atrial size are risk factors for LAF in healthy middle-aged individuals.
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“Regular exercise of either low or moderate intensity seems serve as a preventive strategy for cardiovascular disease and AF, while higher-intensity endurance exercise may lead to AF [6,7,8,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21].”
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“Many retrospective observational studies and meta-analyses have estimated a 2 to 10 times higher frequency of AF in high-intensity endurance athletes compared to individuals who do not exercise [6,7,8,12,13,14,15,16,17].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mont, L., Tamborero, D., Elosua, R., Molina, I., Coll-Vinent, B., Sitges, M., Vidal, B., Scalise, A., Tejeira, A., Berruezo, A., & Brugada, J.
- Affiliations
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Venue
- EP Europace
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15-20
- ISSN
- 1099-5129 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-2092
- OpenAlex
- W2166330383
- Cited by
- 270
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 10.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- EP Europace (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Sociedad Española de Cardiología
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Keywords
- lone atrial fibrillation, physical activity, lifelong physical activity, height, left atrial size, left atrial diameter, risk factors, middle-aged adults, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, persistent atrial fibrillation, body surface area, atrial volume
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Atrial Fibrillation, Body Height, Female, Heart Atria, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Multivariate Analysis, Case-Control Studies
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