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PubMed was searched from January 1960 through December 2008 to identify articles examining the relationship between endurance exercise training and AF.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Evidence suggests that athletes are at increased risk for development of AF. Possible factors increasing AF in this population include increased parasympathetic tone, reduced sympathetic tone, increased atrial size and increased inflammation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Suggested management of AF in athletes should follow similar principles to those used to manage AF in the general population.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.2009.057885","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,7,14]],"date-time":"2009-07-14T21:12:36Z","timestamp":1247605956000},"page":"185-188","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":71,"title":["Atrial fibrillation in endurance-trained athletes: Table 1"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"45","author":[{"given":"A V","family":"Sorokin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C G S","family":"Araujo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S","family":"Zweibel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P D","family":"Thompson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,7,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025080114280974000_45.3.185.1","unstructured":"Estes NAM Link MS Houmoud M . 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