Mads Hashiba Jensen, Frederik Dalgaard, Rasmus Rude Laub, Vibeke Gottlieb, Olav W Nielsen, Jim Hansen, Morten Lock Hansen, Poul Jennum, Morten Lamberts
BACKGROUND: Sleep apnea (SA), a modifiable risk factor in - atrial fibrillation (AF), is associated with worse outcomes in AF. We aimed to assess the prevalence and severity of SA in patients with AF, and, subsequently, to assess the positive predictive value (PPV) of moderate to severe SA by a home-monitoring device in comparison to cardio-respiratory monitoring (CRM) in consecutive patients with AF. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited unselected patients with AF without known SA from an out-patient clinic at Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital...
August 2023: IJC Heart & Vasculature