April 14, 2020 <section><h2><h2><strong>Quiz: Presentation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes</strong></h2></h2><p><p>Quiz provided by Eugene H. Chung, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA and McKenna Noe, BS.</p></p></section><section><h2><h2><strong></strong><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common arrhythmia in the elite athlete population.</strong></h2></h2></section><section><h3><h2><strong></strong><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Which of the following is NOT a proposed mechanism by which an arrhythmogenic substrate for AFib is formed?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong></strong><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Due to the potential impact of bleeding on athletic training and performance, oral anticoagulation is contraindicated in athletes with all types of AFib, even those with a CHA</strong><sub style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>2</strong></sub><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">DS</strong><sub style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>2</strong></sub><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-VASc score of 2 or greater.</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong></strong><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The European Society of Cardiology Study Group on Sports Cardiology recommends that decreased training for what period of time be attempted as the initial strategy for managing AFib in athletes?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong></strong><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Which of the following interventions is commonly regarded as the preferred first-line approach to addressing AFib in athletes?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h2><h2><strong>Quiz: Presentation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes</strong></h2></h2></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Quiz: Presentation and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes</strong></h2></h3></section> Quiz provided by Eugene H. Chung, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA and McKenna Noe, BS.
