Clinical impact of screening for sleep related breathing disorders in atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-258

  Altmann, David R ^a,d   Ullmer, Elke ^b   Rickli, Hans ^a   Maeder, Micha T ^c   Sticherling, Christian ^d   Schaer, Beat A ^d   Osswald, Stefan ^d   Ammann, Peter ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apnea hypopnea index; Atrial fibrillation; Daytime sleepiness; Epworth sleepiness scale; Sleep related breathing disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84855966197     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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