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Comment
. 2021 May 1;17(5):869-870.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9242.

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: we need to go step by step

Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre  1   2 , Chi-Hang Lee  3 , Ferran Barbé  1   4
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Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: we need to go step by step

Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Lee C-H, Barbé F. Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: we need to go step by step. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(5):869–870.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have seen and approved the manuscript. This study was funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) (PI18/00449, PI19/00907) and co-funded by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, “Una manera de hacer Europa.” The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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