ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2020
Atrial fibrillation is associated with central sleep apnea in clinic patients undergoing diagnostic polysomnography.
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- Automatic activation of neurostimulation for central sleep apnea results in high nightly usage.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Trial
- Relationship between Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical and PSG Characteristics Comparison of Central Sleep Apnea in the Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Contribution of central sleep apnea to severe sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Sleep apnea severity in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: Home sleep apnea-test and polysomnography comparison.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Heart Failure.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation: Role of the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2021Review
- Atrial fibrillation is associated with central sleep apnea in clinic patients undergoing diagnostic polysomnography.Journal of arrhythmia · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionSleep apnea is highly prevalent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type, and best studied in the context of AF. However, recent investigations have indicated that central sleep apnea (CSA) may be a risk factor for incident AF. We evaluated the burden of CSA events in patients referred for diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) and whether AF is associated with CSA.
methodsWe identified patients with and without a history of AF who underwent clinically indicated PSG in a matched manner. OSA was defined as obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥15/h, and CSA was defined as central apnea index (CAI) ≥5/h. The association between AF and CSA was evaluated using multivariable logistic regression.
resultsAmong 465 patients included, mean AHI was 25.5/h, and mean CAI was 1.7/h. OSA prevalence was 53.3%, while CSA prevalence was 8.4%. The prevalence of OSA in the AF and non-AF groups (54.7% vs 52.0%,
conclusionThough CSA is much less common than OSA in patients with AF, the presence of AF is independently associated with CSA.
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