Atrial Fibrillation and Exercise: Exercise Recommendations

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF) IS CHARACTERIZED BY A RAPID PULSE RATE AND AN IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHM. IT IS A MORE COMMON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA. AF MAY LACK SYMPTOMS, ALTHOUGH FATIGUE AND AN IMPAIRED EXERCISE ABILITY ARE COMMON SYMPTOMS. THIS COLUMN WILL DISCUSS EXERCISE TESTING AND TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Source: Strength and Conditioning Journal - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Columns: One on One Source Type: research