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

Anna M. Mohammadieh | Zendy; Kate Sutherland | Zendy; Logan Kanagaratnam | Zendy; David Whalley | Zendy; Mark Gillett | Zendy; Peter A. Cistulli | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Anna M. Mohammadieh,

Kate Sutherland,

Logan Kanagaratnam,

David Whalley,

Mark Gillett,

Peter A. Cistulli

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.9098

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , atrial fibrillation , polysomnography , confidence interval , population , cohort , sleep apnea , sleep study , cohort study , pediatrics , physical therapy , emergency medicine , apnea , environmental health

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.

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