Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea with and without continuous positive airway pressure treatment: A meta-analysis of observational studies

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1309-1314

  Li, Li ^a   Wang, Zeng Wu ^b   Li, Jie ^a   Ge, Xing ^a   Guo, Li Zhu ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Guo, Wei Hua ^a   Jiang, Chen Xi ^c   Ma, Chang Sheng ^a,c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); Meta analysis; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904760146     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu066     Document Type: Article

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