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Relationship between atrial conduction delay and obstructive sleep apnea.
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Abstract
Prolonged P-wave duration, indicating atrial conduction delay, is a marker of left atrial abnormality and is reported as a potent precursor of atrial fibrillation (AF). Several studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with AF. We evaluated the relationship between OSA and prolonged P-wave duration. Consecutive subjects who underwent overnight polysomnography and showed a normal sinus rhythm, had no history of AF or ischemic heart disease, and showed no evidence of heart failure were enrolled. Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is defined as the number of apnea and hypopnea events per hour of sleep. P-wave duration was determined on the basis of the mean duration of three consecutive beats in lead II from a digitally stored electrocardiogram. A total of 250 subjects (middle-aged, predominantly male, mildly obese, with a mean P-wave duration of 106 ms) were enrolled. In addition to age, male gender, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, dyslipidemia, and uric acid and creatinine levels, AHI (r = 0.56; P < 0.001) had significant univariable relationship with P-wave duration. Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, BMI, male gender, and AHI (partial correlation coefficient, 0.47; P < 0.001) were significantly independently correlated to P-wave duration. Severity of OSA is significantly associated with delayed atrial conduction time. Obstructive sleep apnea may lead to progression of atrial remodeling as an AF substrate.
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