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Rob Landis

The View from the Mountain: My Journey with Atrial Fibrillation

This article is about my experience with heart arrhythmia.  I wanted to reach out and share my experience because, surprisingly, heart rhythm issues are quite common in endurance athletes. I am sure some of you who are reading this have your own stories to tell. Studies suggest that endurance athletes are up to 5 times more likely to develop a heart arrhythmia. The longer you train and the older you get, the greater the risk...