Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: A call for increased awareness and effective management

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Loomba, Rohit Seth ^a   Arora, Rohit ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GOLD STANDARD; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; LARYNX DISORDER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THORAX PRESSURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84855711043     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181e70c49     Document Type: Review

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