Obstructive sleep apnea is highly undetected in non-obese patients with atrial fibrillation

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder associated with several cardiovascular morbidity. OSA is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of OSA in patients with AF, and to investigate the relation between obesity and OSA in these patients.

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