CPAP initiation in persistent atrial fibrillation: Have we overslept the alarm clock?

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: Dominik.Linz@adelaide.edu.au.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AISH), College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Sleep Health Service, Respiratory and Sleep Services, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

Editorial

Dominik Linz et al. Int J Cardiol. 2019.

. 2019 Mar 1:278:144-146.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.035. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

¹ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: Dominik.Linz@adelaide.edu.au.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AISH), College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Sleep Health Service, Respiratory and Sleep Services, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

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