Open AccessAssociation between excessive daytime sleepiness and measures of supraventricular arrhythmia burden: evidence from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
Author(s) -
Kelsie M Full,
Pamela L. Lutsey,
Faye L. Norby,
Álvaro Alonso,
Elsayed Z. Soliman,
Mary R. Rooney,
Lin Y. Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sleep and breathing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1522-1709
pISSN - 1520-9512
DOI - 10.1007/s11325-020-02046-9
Subject(s) - medicine , epworth sleepiness scale , excessive daytime sleepiness , atrial fibrillation , supraventricular arrhythmia , obstructive sleep apnea , odds ratio , physical therapy , cardiology , sleep disorder , polysomnography , apnea , psychiatry , insomnia
Excessive daytime sleepiness is a common sleep complaint among older adults. Assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness is used to screen for obstructive sleep apnea, which may be linked to atrial fibrillation (AF) and other sustained arrhythmias. Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study cohort, we examined the association of excessive daytime sleepiness with measures of arrhythmia burden derived from a continuous ECG recording device in a community-based sample of older adults.