Korean Circ J.  1990 Sep;20(3):411-417. 10.4070/kcj.1990.20.3.411.

Exercise-Induced Atrial Fibrillation

• Lim CM
• Kim JJ
• Park SJ
• Park SW
• Seong IW
• Lee JK

• KMID: 1938104
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1990.20.3.411

Abstract

Two cases of exercise-induced atrial fibrillation were diagnosed in 68 years old female and 47 years old male. They complained palpitation during exercise, and emotional upset for the last 5 years. There was no evidence of organic heart disease except mild hypertension in female patient. The atrial fibrillation was induced repeatedly by treadmill exercise test and intravenous infusion of isoproterenol. The beta blocker(atenolol 50mg po dialy) prevented the induction of atrial fibrillation during treadmill exercise. We report two cases of exercise-induced atrial fibrillation which is very rare and might be related to catecholamine.

Keyword

Atrial fibrillation; Exercise

MeSH Terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation*
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Diseases
Humans
Hypertension
Infusions, Intravenous
Isoproterenol
Male
Middle Aged
Isoproterenol