Associations of obstructive sleep apnea with atrial fibrillation and continuous positive airway pressure treatment: a review

D Linz, RD McEvoy, MR Cowie, VK Somers… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common clinically significant
breathing abnormality during sleep. It is highly prevalent among patients with atrial …

International consensus statement on obstructive sleep apnea

JL Chang, AN Goldberg, JA Alt… - International forum of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

Rules for scoring respiratory events in sleep: update of the 2007 AASM manual for the scoring of sleep and associated events: deliberations of the sleep apnea …

RB Berry, R Budhiraja, DJ Gottlieb, D Gozal… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - jcsm.aasm.org
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Sleep Apnea Definitions Task Force
reviewed the current rules for scoring respiratory events in the 2007 AASM Manual for the …

Thyroid function within the normal range, subclinical hypothyroidism, and the risk of atrial fibrillation

C Baumgartner, BR Da Costa, TH Collet, M Feller… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent disorder leading to heart failure,
stroke, and death. Enhanced understanding of modifiable risk factors may yield …

Obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease

M Sánchez-de-la-Torre… - The Lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common health concern caused by repeated episodes
of collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The events associated with OSA lead to brain …

Obstructive sleep apnea severity affects amyloid burden in cognitively normal elderly. A longitudinal study

RA Sharma, AW Varga, OM Bubu… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Recent evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be a risk
factor for developing mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. However, how …

Central sleep apnea: pathophysiology and treatment

DJ Eckert, AS Jordan, P Merchia, A Malhotra - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Central sleep apnea (CSA) is characterized by a lack of drive to breathe during sleep,
resulting in repetitive periods of insufficient ventilation and compromised gas exchange …

Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an enigmatic risk factor

JS Floras - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Synchronization of molecular, metabolic, and cardiovascular circadian oscillations is
fundamental to human health. Sleep-disordered breathing, which disrupts such temporal …

Cardiovascular mortality in obstructive sleep apnea in the elderly: role of long-term continuous positive airway pressure treatment: a prospective observational study

MA Martínez-García, F Campos-Rodríguez… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for cardiovascular death in middle-
aged subjects, but it is not known whether it is also a risk factor in the elderly. Objectives: To …

OSA and cardiac arrhythmogenesis: mechanistic insights

AM May, DR Van Wagoner, R Mehra - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
A surge of data has reproducibly identified strong associations of OSA with cardiac
arrhythmias. As an extension of epidemiologic and clinic-based findings, experimental …