Impact of Sleep Apnea on Cardioembolic Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Authors	PENGO Martino F. FAINI Andrea GROTE Ludger LUDKA Ondřej JOPPA Pavol PATAKA Athanasia DOGAS Zoran MIHAICUTA Stefan HEIN Holger ANTTALAINEN Ulla RYAN Silke LOMBARDI Carolina PARATI Gianfranco
Year of publication	2021
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Stroke
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	https://oce.ovid.com/article/00007670-202102000-00043/HTML
Keywords	atrial fibrillation; embolism; hypoxia; risk factor; sleep apnea.
Description	An accurate determination of the cardioembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial to prevent consequences like stroke. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for both AF and stroke. We aim to explore a possible association between OSA and an increased cardioembolic risk in patients with AF.