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Spontaneous atrial fibrillation in a freestyle skier
  1. G Whyte,
  2. N Stephens,
  3. S Sharma,
  4. R Shave,
  5. R Budgett,
  6. W J McKenna
  1. CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology, British Olympic Medical Centre, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Whyte
 CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology, British Olympic Medical Centre, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK; greg.whyteboa.org.uk

Abstract

A male freestyle skier was found to have atrial fibrillation during a routine physiological assessment. This was found to be associated with the consumption of an unusually large amount of alcohol. Athletes should be counselled about the potential dangers of alcohol consumption before exhaustive exercise.

  • arrhythmia
  • athlete
  • atrial fibrillation

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