Researchers looked at whether fitness was related to the likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation.
Physical fitness is linked with a lower likelihood of developing heart rhythm disorder and stroke The study of more than 15,000 people found that physical fitness is linked with a lower likelihood of developing both conditions.
Patients with the condition have a five-fold higher risk of stroke than their peers, experts suggest. It included 15,450 people without atrial fibrillation who were referred for a treadmill test between 2003 and 2012. Their fitness was calculated according to the rate of energy expended, which was expressed in metabolic equivalents .
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