Observational studyClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2016
Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter into sinus rhythm reduces nocturnal central respiratory events and unmasks obstructive sleep apnoea.
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- Effect of rhythm control on sleep disordered breathing in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2017Pooled it
- Automatic positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2021Trial
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Advanced Age, and Diabetes Mellitus Are Associated with De Novo Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Sleep apnea severity in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: Home sleep apnea-test and polysomnography comparison.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Impact of sleep apnoea on 30 day hospital readmission rate and cost in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.ESC heart failure · 2023Article
- Effects of sacubitril-valsartan on central and obstructive apneas in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: insights from a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.BMC medical genomics · 2022Article
- A case of Cheyne-Stokes breathing emerging in a patient with atrial fibrillation and an implanted hypoglossal nerve stimulator.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of Catheter Ablation on Sleep Quality and Relationship Between Sleep Stability and Recurrence of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Successful Ablation: 24-Hour Holter-Based Cardiopulmonary Coupling Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- Rhythm Control in Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2020Review
- Reduction of sleep-disordered breathing following effective percutaneous mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Article
- Nightly sleep apnea severity in patients with atrial fibrillation: Potential applications of long-term sleep apnea monitoring.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2019Review
- Sudden Improvement in PAP Download Indices Without Treatment Change.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019Article
- Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with cardiovascular diseases cannot be detected by ESS, STOP-BANG, and Berlin questionnaires.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2018Article
- Should we treat any sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation?Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2018Article
- The why, when and how to test for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2018Review
- Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Stroke and Vascular Dementia.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2018Review
- Characteristics of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with atrial fibrillation and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2018Article
- Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation does not affect obstructive sleep apnea.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2017Observational
- Sleep apnoea and stroke.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2016Review
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Abstract
aimsSleep-disordered breathing (SDB), in particular obstructive sleep apnoea, is associated with an increased risk of onset or recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter. This prospective study investigated the relationship between restoration of sinus rhythm and SDB in patients with AF or atrial flutter. METHODS AND
results138 consecutive patients (age 67.8 ± 10.3 years, 67.4 % male) with AF (86.2 %) or atrial flutter (13.8 %) were enrolled and underwent multichannel cardiorespiratory polygraphy the night before and immediately after electrical cardioversion (CV). None of the patients was treated with ventilation therapy before or during the study. Overall prevalence of SDB [apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) ≥5/h] was 92 % and prevalence of moderate-to-severe SDB (AHI) ≥15/h was 64 %. Within the first night after CV, AHI decreased from 23.4 ± 16.3 to 16.3 ± 11.5/h, p < 0.001. This was due to a significant decrease in central respiratory events, with a total reduction of patients showing central sleep apnoea (n = 53 at baseline vs n = 23 immediately after CV; p < 0.001).
conclusionsIn conclusion, SDB represents a highly prevalent comorbidity in patients with atrial arrhythmias. Through cardioversion, an immediate reduction of SDB can be detected due to a significant reduction in central respiratory events.
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