I recently wrote Olympic Athlete Nicola Coles Fights Atrial Fibrillation about the New Zealand rower who experienced atrial fibrillation during her final training for Beijing.

You may have wondered if Nicola’s afib impacted her during the Olympics. You’ll find the answer in the updated story:

Nicola Coles and Other Olympic Athletes Fight Atrial Fibrillation
Just scan about halfway down the page to find the update.

Tags: Exercise, Risk, Stress, Women //

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