Obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship to cardiac arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1006-1014

  Arias, Miguel A ^a,c   Sánchez, Ana M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Bradycardia; Continuous positive airway pressure; Sleep apnea; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; APNEA; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; THORAX PRESSURE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARRHYTHMIA; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 34547732748     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00891.x     Document Type: Review

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