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SUBMITTER: Digby GC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3492810 | biostudies-other | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Digby Genevieve C GC Baranchuk Adrian A
Current cardiology reviews 20121101 4
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are very prevalent diseases in modern society. Recent years have seen the emergence of a wide body of literature suggesting an important association between these two diseases. This review will provide a summary of this evidence as it currently exists. First, it will review the literature suggesting an association between AF and OSA by highlighting the prevalence of AF in OSA, the correlation of AF prevalence with OSA severity and the tr ...[more]