Clinical characteristics and thrombotic risk of atrial fibrillation with obstructive sleep apnea: results from a multi-center atrial fibrillation registry study

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Xu, Wei, Yang, Yan-min, Zhu, Jun, Wu, Shuang, Wang, Juan, Zhang, Han, Shao, Xing-hui, Mo, Ran, Tan, Jiang-shan, Wang, Jing-yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 25.07.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anticoagulants; Apnea; Atrial fibrillation; Bleeding; Body mass index; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiovascular disease; Central nervous system; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Complications and side effects; Coronary vessels; Dementia; Diabetes; Ejection fraction; Electrocardiography; Embolism; Embolisms; Emergency medical care; Fibrillation; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Hypertension; Medical records; Non-central nervous system embolism; Patients; Risk factors; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep disorders; Smoking; Statistical analysis; Stroke; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis; Transient ischemic attack; Vein & artery diseases; China

Background Sleep apnea is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) but it is underdiagnosed. Whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is correlated with thrombotic risk in AF remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and assess the thrombotic risk of AF...