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Association of Nocturnal Arrhythmias with Sleep-disordered Breathing

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 173(8) · pp. 910–916
Reena MehraEmelia J. BenjaminEyal ShaharDaniel J. GottliebR NawabitH. Lester KirchnerJayakumar SahadevanSusan Redline

Abstract

Individuals with severe sleep-disordered breathing have two- to fourfold higher odds of complex arrhythmias than those without sleep-disordered breathing even after adjustment for potential confounders.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicineCardiologyInternal medicineVentricular tachycardiaBigeminyRespiratory disturbance indexBreathingPolysomnographyAtrial fibrillationOdds ratio

MeSH terms

AgedAged, 80 and overArrhythmias, CardiacCircadian RhythmElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSleepPrevalence

Funding

  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Washington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Oklahoma
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Strong
  • York University
  • University of California, Davis
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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