Causality in the relationship between central sleep apnea and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Sleep Med. 2008 May;9(4):462-4. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.04.016. Epub 2007 Jul 20.

Authors

Sven Rupprecht¹, Jan Hutschenreuther, Bernhard Brehm, Hans-Reiner Figulla, Otto W Witte, Matthias Schwab

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Erlanger Alle 101, Jena, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 17644474
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.04.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Cardiac Output, Low / physiopathology
Causality
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / diagnosis
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / epidemiology
Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polysomnography*
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology
Sleep Apnea, Central / diagnosis*
Sleep Apnea, Central / epidemiology*
Sleep Apnea, Central / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Vagus Nerve / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / epidemiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology