Does obstructive sleep apnea associate with atrial fibrillation？

作     者：TAO Hai-long LONG De-yong DONG Jian-zeng MA Chang-sheng 

作者机构：Department of Cardiology Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing 100029 China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第121卷第2期

页      面：172-174页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：obstructive sleep apnea atrial fibrillation 

摘      要：Obstructive sleep apnea （OSA） is a disorder in which transient obstruction （complete or partial） of the airway during sleep causes loud snoring, oxyhemoglobin desaturation and frequent *** has been identified to relate to many cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmia. In this article, we attempt to discuss the association between OSA and atrial fibrillation （AF） while reviewing the recent data on OSA and AF.