Reverse atrial electrical remodelling induced by continuous positive airway pressure in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-253

  Baranchuk, Adrian ^a   Pang, Helen ^a   Seaborn, Geoffrey E J ^a   Yazdan Ashoori, Payam ^a   Redfearn, Damian P ^a   Simpson, Christopher S ^a   Michael, Kevin A ^a   Fitzpatrick, Michael ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial electrical remodelling; CPAP; SAPW

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN SATURATION; P WAVE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE ATRIAL ELECTRICAL REMODELLING; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT DURATION; ADAPTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879419418     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9749-3     Document Type: Article

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