Is obstructive sleep apnea associated with the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 1:184:481-482. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.091. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

Filip M Szymanski¹, Anna E Platek², Krzysztof J Filipiak²

Affiliations

¹ 1(st) Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: filip.szymanski@wum.edu.pl.
² 1(st) Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 25756569
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.091

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc; CHADS(2); Obstructive sleep apnea; Thromboembolic risk.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods
Humans
Research Design
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy
Stroke* / epidemiology
Stroke* / etiology
Stroke* / physiopathology