Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a College Athlete: Physiological or Pathological?

The AFLETES Study: Atrial Fibrillation in Veteran Athletes and the Risk of Stroke

“…19 Second, anticoagulation may mandate the individual to refrain from sports participation. 2,12 Finally, as participation in competitive exercise is viewed as a positive health-related behavior, it may sway clinicians and patients away from anticoagulation due to perceptions of low risk. Although exercise may be cardioprotective, the results from this study suggest that exercise does not completely exclude an individual from the risk of stroke, and hesitancy against anticoagulation therapy should be carefully explored and balanced while prospective data are unavailable.…”

“…1 Some of the strongest evidence for adverse cardiovascular consequences is in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), where both professional and nonprofessional athlete populations seem to be at an increased risk when compared with the general population. 2–5 Thromboembolic events, such as stroke, are well-known complications of untreated AF. 6 Physical activity is believed to lessen an individual's risk of stroke, attributable to a reduction in cardiovascular risk factors associated with exercise participation in addition to the direct effects of exercise.…”