Clinical screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in a population with atrial fibrillation: a diagnostic accuracy trial.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), there is a paucity of data around its diagnosis and management in patients with AF. The objectives of this study were to compare the diagnostic accuracy of commonly used OSA screening tools in an AF population, including a level 3 portable sleep study device, and to examine the epidemiology of OSA in a hospital cohort with AF.

Methods

One hundred seven patients with AF recruited from 2 tertiary centers underwent a panel of OSA screening tools and in-laboratory polysomnography in randomized order.

Results

Oxygen desaturation index derived from a level 3 portable sleep study device performed best for moderate to severe and severe OSA, with excellent diagnostic ac

SUBMITTER: Mohammadieh AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8320498 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature