Open AccessSafety and Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Antral Isolation in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
Dimpi Patel,
Prasant Mohanty,
Luigi Di Biase,
Mazen Shaheen,
William R. Lewis,
Kara J. Quan,
Jennifer E. Cummings,
Paul J. Wang,
Amin AlAhmad,
Preeti Venkatraman,
Eyad Nashawati,
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy,
Robert A. Schweikert,
Rodney Horton,
Javier Sánchez,
Joseph Gallinghouse,
Steven Hao,
Salwa Beheiry,
Deb S. Cardinal,
Jason Zagrodzky,
Robert C. Canby,
Shane Bailey,
J. David Burkhardt,
Andrea Natale
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.109.858381
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , atrial fibrillation , continuous positive airway pressure , pulmonary vein , antrum , cardiology , sleep apnea , population , surgery , anesthesia , stomach , environmental health
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be associated with pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) failure. The aim of the present study was to investigate if treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improved PVAI success rates.
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