Prevalence of sleep apnea in unselected patients with atrial fibrillation by a home-monitoring device: The DAN-APNO study.

ABSTRACT:

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. Participants underwent four consecutive nights of sleep-recording with the home-monitoring device NightOwl™ (NO). Moderate SA was defined as an Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) of 15-29 and severe SA as ≥

SUBMITTER: Jensen MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422671 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature