Open AccessRelationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Late Gadolinium Enhancement and Their Effect on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Shengwei Wang,
Hao Cui,
Keshan Ji,
Changsheng Zhu,
Huang Xiao-hong,
Yongqiang Lai,
Shuiyun Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s270684
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , bigeminy , myocardial fibrosis , obstructive sleep apnea , ventricular tachycardia , fibrosis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and myocardial fibrosis are associated with cardiac arrhythmia. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between OSA and myocardial fibrosis, as well as their impact on cardiac arrhythmia in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) patients.