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Elsevier, Heart Rhythm, 3(9), p. 321-327, 2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.10.017

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Atrial remodeling in obstructive sleep apnea: implications for atrial fibrillation

Journal article published in 2012 by Hany Dimitri, Michelle Ng, Anthony G. Brooks, Pawel Kuklik ORCID, Martin K. Stiles, Dennis H. Lau, Nicholas Antic, Andrew Thornton, David A. Saint, R. McEvoy, Doug McEvoy ORCID, Ral Antic, Jonathan M. Kalman, Prashanthan Sanders ORCID
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a known association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and atrial fibrillation (AF); however, how OSA affects the atrial myocardium is not well described. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patients with OSA have an abnormal atrial substrate. METHODS: Forty patients undergoing ablation of paroxysmal AF and in sinus rhythm (20 with OSA [apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 15] and 20 reference patients with no OSA [apnea-hypopnea index