A systematic review of the association between obstructive sleep apnea and ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1155-1160

  Raghuram, Akhil ^a   Clay, Ryan ^a   Kumbam, Anusha ^a   Tereshchenko, Larisa G ^a   Khan, Akram ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; OSA; Sleep apnea; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTRICULAR ECTOPY; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84908477344     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4126     Document Type: Article

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