Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16-Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans.

ABSTRACT: Background There is growing consideration of sleep disturbances and disorders in early cardiovascular risk, including atrial fibrillation (AF). Obstructive sleep apnea confers risk for AF but is highly comorbid with insomnia, another common sleep disorder. We sought to first determine the association of insomnia and early incident AF risk, and second, to determine if AF onset is earlier among those with insomnia. Methods and Results This retrospective analysis used electronic health records from a cohort study of US veterans who were discharged from military service since October 1, 2001 (ie, post-9/11) and received Veterans Health Administration care, 2001 to 2017. Time-varying, multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the independent contribution of insomnia diagn

SUBMITTER: Gaffey AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature