Sleep Apnoea and AF: Where Do We Stand? Practical Advice for Clinicians
- Resource Type
- Authors
- David Golombeck; Jacqueline Pimienta; Suneet Mittal
- Source
- Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 140-146 (2021)
Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
obstructive sleep apnoea
medicine.medical_treatment
outcomes
Global population
stomatognathic system
Physiology (medical)
Medicine
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Continuous positive airway pressure
Risk factor
Intensive care medicine
treatment
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Treatment options
AF
nervous system diseases
respiratory tract diseases
Clinical Practice
Patient population
RC666-701
Clinical Arrhythmias
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
continuous positive airway pressure
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-3369
2050-3377
AF is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Among the largest contributing factors to the rapid increase in the incidence of AF are aging and obesity within the global population. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a risk factor for AF that is clearly linked to obesity. Guidelines have advocated interrogation for clinical signs of OSA in all AF patients. The aim of this article is to provide practical advice for clinicians seeking to manage patients with AF and OSA. The authors discuss questionnaires to screen for OSA, various types of tests available for the diagnosis of OSA and data to assess the impact of treatment of OSA after various treatment options in AF patients. Finally, they outline the many areas that warrant further investigation in this patient population.