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. 2006 Jun 28;110(3):426.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.09.039. Epub 2005 Nov 23.

Obstructive sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patients

Miguel A Arias, Alberto Alonso-Fernández, Francisco García-Río, Ana Sánchez, Juana M López, Carlos Pagola

Obstructive sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patients

Miguel A Arias et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

A high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea has been demonstrated in patients with atrial fibrillation. Our comments want to emphasize the importance of identifying and treating a large proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation who have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea as an additional preventive strategy for atrial fibrillation patients.

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