Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
American Thoracic Society (ATS)The researchers found that participants of a multicenter prospective cohort who had central sleep apnea or central sleep apnea with Cheyne-Strokes respiration, both caused by abnormal respiratory signals from the brain, were at greater risk of developing AF compared to those without central sleep-disordered breathing. The risk increased with age