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Can you exercise in af eg line dancing, disco dancing etc?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You still can: Exercise. But the type and intensity is a personalized discussion that you should have with your cardiologist. Many factors contribute to your limitations or lack thereof. Realize that there are professional athletes that function with forms of atrial fibrillation!

Answered 1/1/2015

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