Increased P-wave dispersion in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis

• Published in: Sleep & breathing Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 291 - 301
• Main Author: Kelmanson, Igor A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Apnea; Atrial Fibrillation; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Child; Cognition; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Neurology; Otorhinolaryngology; Pediatrics; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Sleep apnea; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article; Sleep disorders; Statistical analysis; Young Adult; P-wave dispersion; Obstructive sleep apnea; Arrhythmias; Meta-analysis

Purpose Prolonged atrial conduction and inhomogeneous sinus impulse propagation may play a role in the initiation and maintenance of atrial tachyarrhythmias. Such a process could be reflected in inter-lead P-wave duration differences known as “P-wave dispersion” (PWD). Abnormal PWD may be related to...