NEXAF

The Norwegian Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation Initiative. Clinical and epidemiological studies on exercise and Afib

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

This RCT currently includes endurance-trained individuals diagnosed with #Afib in 🇦🇺🇧🇪🇳🇴
Inclusion criteria:
✅Documented AF
✅≥2 episodes last 6 months
✅Otherwise healthy
✅≥5 hours/week of endurance exercise
Protocol: https://t.co/NYoEOeS9nC
@Rikwilliams5 @KJanssensAU

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Great presentations by NEXAF PhD-candidates @KristofferRJ89 and @BergSellevold at the annual meeting of The 🇳🇴 AF Research Network @AfibNo

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

@JessaZiekenhuis and @Cardio_KULeuven are currently including athletes diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation in NEXAF. Thanks to our good friends and NEXAF collaborators for organizing a great meeting during the UCI European Championship this weekend!

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Why are athletes prone to atrial fibrillation and should they stop training when diagnosed?
NEXAF researcher @MariusMyrstad has contributed to this story in @ScienceMagazine

[Adrian Elliott @Elliott_AD]

Enjoyed contributing to this @ScienceMagazine piece on AF in athletes alongside @ALaGerche @MariusMyrstad @EP_mom1, Nikola Drca and Jack Goodman

Why are elite athletes prone to abnormal heart rhythms? | Science | AAAS https://t.co/5iJjfMF7gM

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Great presentation by NEXAF PhD-candidate @KristofferRJ89 at the #ESCPrev2024

Atrial Fibrillation associated with ⬆️ mortality in endurance athletes. But absolute risk much lower compared to non-athletes. ➡️ Management of CV risk factors important in athletes with AF

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

NEXAF-leder Marius Myrstad gjestet nylig NRK-podcasten Skiklubben. I denne episoden diskuteres ulike temaer knyttet til trening og hjertet, inkludert atrieflimmer og NEXAF Detraining-studien @SiljeNordnes @EGukild @NRKradio https://t.co/lKaTbBMnnd

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Birkebeinere lever lengre enn sine jevnaldrende! @KristofferRJ89 @eivindso @MorsethBente @MariusMyrstad @epidag @SilvanaSandbakk @majalisalochen1 https://t.co/vFgn1ILnJc

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Bærum hospital 🇳🇴 is the first site to reach 30 included athletes in The NEXAF Detraining Study on effects of reduced exercise intensity on AF burden in endurance athletes - congratulations @MariusMyrstad @TuridApelland Still including at all sites! 🇦🇨🇧🇪

[Trygve Berge @trygve_berge]

Great summary of our AFNOR study in This Week in Cardiology, the best medical podcast by @drjohnm https://t.co/Dxdcp2hKGa at 22.45 min via @medscape @MariamAnjumMD

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

Congratulations to NEXAF fellow @eivindso who defended his PhD-thesis yesterday!

[Magnar Gangås Solberg @atrialstrain]

Congrats to @eivindso who brilliantly defended his thesis for the PhD today 🤩👏🫀@UniOslo_MED @VestreViken

[Marius Myrstad @MariusMyrstad]

In 2 days: The dissertation of @eivindso on cardiac remodeling in endurance athletes with and without #AFib https://t.co/2VhbtJB3h2 @VestreViken @UniOslo_MED @diakonhjemmet @AfibNo

[Inside Exercise @inside_exercise]

Andre is currently running a study with @MariusMyrstad  on the impact of training intensity on atrial fibrillation (AF). Endurance-trained (>5h/week) individuals  suffering from AF may participate. Read about the @NEXAF1-study and how to get in touch here https://t.co/93pHgvArJF

[Marius Myrstad @MariusMyrstad]

Highly recommended listening : @ALaGerche brilliantly explains #afib (including relation with exercise, sex differences, exercise with afib and distinction from ventricular arrhythmias, starting after 43 Min) + other cardiac conditions in athletes. Great podcast @GlennMcConell1

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

@lsjMD @MariusMyrstad @AfibNo Thanks!!

[Marius Myrstad @MariusMyrstad]

Does vigorous endurance exercise cause #Afib in women? Despite low prevalence of risk factors, we found a relatively high prevalence in older female athletes, suggesting exercise may promote #Afib also in women https://t.co/0pUd50gMKV @AfibNo

[NEXAF @NEXAF1]

@justincgohn @MariusMyrstad @SZDiederichsen @drjohnm @JonMagne @pselmer @eivindso @TuridApelland @elizandersen @atrialstrain @EspolinJohnson @BergSellevold No, but information about the network and news from network members could are posted at https://t.co/4cFa3zsgAP. You could also check out https://t.co/H2Xznar9qt for news from the NEXAF consortium

[Marius Myrstad @MariusMyrstad]

While some athletes experience #afib episodes during exercise, others have symptoms at rest. Reflecting different mechanisms? We found a 3 to 6-fold higher rate of AF episodes during and within the first 3 hours after training #ESCcongress

[Kristel Janssens @KJanssensAU]

@MariusMyrstad presenting initial data from the @NEXAF1 Detraining Study #ESCCongress! #Afib episodes in endurance athletes often occurring during exercise. @eivindso @JonMagne @TuridApelland @ALaGerche @guido_claessen

[Thijs Eijsvogels @ThijsEijsvogels]

Excellent kick-off of the #ESCcongress by @MariusMyrstad on afib in athletes

[Marius Myrstad @MariusMyrstad]

Great session with nice discussions about arrhythmias in athletes at the #ESCongress this morning with @MichaelPapadak2 and the other speakers #sportscardiology @El_Cavarretta