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. 2015 May;12(5):263-4.
doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.31. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

Risk factors. Sleep apnoea, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure--quo vadis?

C Anwar A Chahal  1 , Virend K Somers  2
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Risk factors. Sleep apnoea, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure--quo vadis?

C Anwar A Chahal et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2015 May.

Abstract

Strong associations exist between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and both atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). Burgeoning epidemics of obesity, SDB, AF, and HF make these conditions priorities for health-care policymakers. Two observational studies now suggest outcome benefits from screening and treating for SDB in AF and HF.

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Competing interests

V.K.S. declares that he has received grant support from Philips Respironics Foundation (gift to Mayo Foundation); is a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, ResMed, Respicardia, Rhonda Grey, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and U-Health; and is working with Mayo Health Solutions and their industry partners on intellectual property related to sleep and cardiovascular disease. C.A.A.C. declares no competing interests.

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Schematic outlining proposed pathophysiological components of OSA, activation of cardiovascular disease mechanisms, and consequent development of established cardiovascular disease. Modified from Somers VK et al, with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Copyright 2008, American Heart Association. . Somers, V.K. et al. Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/american College Of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council On Cardiovascular Nursing. In collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Institutes of Health). Circulation 118, 1080–111 (2008).
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