Could exercise be a new strategy to revert some patients with atrial fibrillation?

Background: This study is the result of the anecdotal observation that a number of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) had noted reversion to sinus rhythm (SR) with exercise. We aimed to evaluate the potential role of exercise stress test (EST) for the reversion of AF.

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