Obstructive sleep apnea may increase the risk of stroke in AF patients: Refining the CHADS2 score

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-133

  Yazdan Ashoori, Payam ^a   Baranchuk, Adrian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CHADS2; CSA; OSA; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHADS SCORE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

EID: 78651414251     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.104     Document Type: Editorial

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