Impact of Catheter Ablation on Sleep Quality and Relationship Between Sleep Stability and Recurrence of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Successful Ablation: 24-Hour Holter-Based Cardiopulmonary Coupling Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Sleep fragmentation and sleep apnea are common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the impact of radio-frequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on sleep quality in patients with paroxysmal AF and the effect of a change in sleep quality on recurrence of AF. Methods and Results Of 445 patients who underwent RFCA for paroxysmal AF between October 2007 and January 2017, we analyzed 225 patients who had a 24-hour Holter test within 6 months before RFCA. Sleep quality was assessed by cardiopulmonary coupling analysis using 24-hour Holter data. We compared cardiopulmonary coupling parameters (high-frequency coupling, low-frequency coupling, very-low-frequency coupling) before and after RFCA. Six months after RFCA, the high-frequency coupling (marker of stable sleep) an

SUBMITTER: Kim W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763792 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature