New Cardiology Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at University of Bern.

According to the authors of recent research from Bern, Switzerland, "Endurance athletes have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) at 40 to 50 years of age. Signal-averaged P-wave analysis has been used for identifying patients at risk for AF."

"We evaluated the impact of lifetime training hours on signal-averaged P-wave duration and modifying factors. None lite men athletes scheduled to participate in the 2010 Grand Prix of Bern, a 10-mile race, were invited. Four hundred ninety-two marathon and nonmarathon runners applied for participation, 70 were randomly selected, and 60 entered the final analysis. Subjects were stratified according to their lifetime …